Legumes in low-input perennial pastures of southern Australia: Historical role and future development

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 579-589

  Dear, B S ^a   Virgona, J M ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultivar development; Grazing management; Low input systems; Native pasture; Pasture composition; Pasture legumes

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 0030478354     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1996.9513217     Document Type: Article

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