Use of Italian ryegrass on seasonal dairy farms in northern New Zealand: 1. Feed production and persistence

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-236

  Thom, E R ^a   Prestidge, R A ^b  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Argentine stem weevil; Chemical composition; Dairy pastures; Digestibility; Drilling time; Establishment method; Italian ryegrass; Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel); Lolium multiflorumLam; Nitrogen response; Pasture renovation; Persistence; Seasonal growth

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARM; GROWTH; HERBAGE; ITALIAN RYEGRASS; PERSISTENCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; LISTRONOTUS BONARIENSIS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; POACEAE; ARGENTINA (FISH); BOS TAURUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LISTRONOTUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0029660313     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1996.9513181     Document Type: Article

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