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Response of Maize/Soyabean Mixture to Number of Plants/Stand, Nitrogen Fertility Levels and Green Manure from the Soyabean Companion Crop Cover

Response of Maize/Soyabean Mixture to Number of Plants/Stand, Nitrogen Fertility Levels and Green Manure from the Soyabean Companion Crop

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ats-2015-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1801-0571 | Journal ISSN: 0231-5742
Language: English
Page range: 67 - 74
Submitted on: Mar 14, 2014
Accepted on: Nov 2, 2015
Published on: Dec 22, 2015
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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