Effects of moisture supply in the dry season and subsequent defoliation on persistence of the savanna grasses Themeda Triandra, Heteropogon contortus and Panicum maximum

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 241-260

  Mott, J J ^a   Ludlow, M M ^a   Richards, J H ^b   Parsons, A D ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Defoliation; Grasses; Overgrazing; Savannas; Tillering

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GRASS; OVERGRAZING; SAVANNA;

AUSTRALIA;

HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0027091639     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9920241     Document Type: Article

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