Herbage yield, tiller number and root system activity after defoliation of prairie grass (Bromus catharticus Vahl)

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-62

  Jatimliansky, J R ^a,d   Gimenez, D O ^b   Bujan, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO ATÓMICO EZEIZA   (Argentina)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS CATHARTICUS; POACEAE;

DEFOLIATION; HERBAGE PRODUCTION; PRAIRIE GRASS; ROOT SYSTEM; TILLER NUMBER;

EID: 0030613038     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1997.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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