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Field evaluation of the chlorophyll meter to predict yield and nitrogen concentration of switchgrass

I. C. Madakadze Henderson Research Station, Private Bag, Mazowe, 2004, Zimbabwe
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K. A. Stewart Plant Science Department, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21, 111 Lakeshore Road, Ste‐Anne‐de‐Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada
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R. M. Madakadze Crop Science Department, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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P. R. Peterson CSES Department, Virginia Technical University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061–0403
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B. E. Coulman Agriculture and Agri‐Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2, Canada
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D. L. Smith Plant Science Department, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21, 111 Lakeshore Road, Ste‐Anne‐de‐Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada E-mail: [email protected])
Pages 1001-1010 | Published online: 21 Nov 2008

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