Establishment and persistence of palatable taxa of Eragrostis curvula complex in southern New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-65

  Johnston, W H ^a   Shoemark, V F ^a  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; FABACEAE; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

GRASS; PASTURE; PLANT ESTABLISHMENT;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0030620208     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA96025     Document Type: Article

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