Changes in the amount and nutritive characteristics of annual pastures from late spring to autumn on the south coast of Western Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 791-801

  Doyle, P T ^a,b   Carter, D J ^a   Speijers, E J ^a   Plaisted, T W ^a   Hetherington, R E ^a   Love, R A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PASTURE; AVAILABLE DRY MATTER; MATTER DIGESTIBILITY; PASTURE;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030301036     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960791     Document Type: Article

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