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Research Article

Evaluation of Sorghum Emergence and Grain Yield Response to Seeding Density and Plant Spacing Attained Using the OSU Hand Planter

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Pages 1762-1771 | Received 03 Nov 2020, Accepted 16 Feb 2021, Published online: 10 Mar 2021

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