The spatial pattern of vegetation in cut and grazed grass/white clover pastures

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-231

  Edwards, G R ^a,e   Parsons, A J ^b   Newman, J A ^a,d   Wright, I A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; FABACEAE; POACEAE;

GRAZING; PASTURE; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; WHITE CLOVER;

EID: 0030299188     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1996.tb02057.x     Document Type: Article

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