Effect of perennial pasture species on surface soil moisture and early growth and survival of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) seedlings

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 683-693

  Dear, B S ^a   Cocks, P S ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cocksfoot; Danthonia; Lovegrass; Lucerne; Moisture stress; Phalaris; RWC

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM REPENS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; ERAGROSTICS CURVULA; ERAGROSTIS CILIANENSIS; FABACEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

CLOVER; GROWTH; PASTURE; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SUBTERRANEAN; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030618081     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96121     Document Type: Article

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