Effects of sodium fertiliser on the chemical composition of perennial ryegrass and white clover leaves of different physiological ages

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-348

  Chiy, Paul C ^a,b   Phillips, Clive J C ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

grazing; herbage; leaf age; sodium fertiliser

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030935235     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199703)73:3<337::AID-JSFA735>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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