Influence of grazing frequency and intensity on tiller appearance and death rates of Lolium perenne L. under subtropical conditions

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-342

  McKenzie, F R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Dept of Nat Rsrc and Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

cool season months; perennial ryegrass; persistence; summer; tillering pattern

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

GRAZING; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PERSISTENCE; TILLERING;

EID: 0030619439     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96117     Document Type: Article

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