Seed production by native and naturalised grasses in north-east Queensland: Effects of stocking rate and season

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn , Issue 2, 1996, Pages 262-269

  Mcivor, J G ^a   Singh, V ^b   Corfield, J P ^a   Jones, R J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 0001020838     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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