The effect of sward height on responses of mini-swards of perennial ryegrass/white clover to slurry application

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-51

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

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

FERTILIZATION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; SLURRY APPLICATION; SWARD HEIGHT; WHITE CLOVER;

EID: 0030613041     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1997.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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