The response of mini-swards of perennial ryegrass/white clover to simulated rainfall following slurry application

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-332

  Wightman, P S ^b   Franklin, M F ^a   Younie, D ^b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; SUS SCROFA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; FABACEAE; POACEAE;

PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; RAINFALL SIMULATION; SLURRY APPLICATION; WHITE CLOVER;

EID: 0030301703     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1996.tb02067.x     Document Type: Article

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