Stability and productivity of Stylosanthes pastures in Australia. I. Long-term botanical changes and their implications in grazed Stylosanthes pastures

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 482-493

  Jones, R J ^a   Mcivor, J G ^a   Middleton, C H ^b   Burrows, W H ^b   Orr, D M ^b   Coates, D B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

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