Seed production in cluster clover (Trifolium glomeratum L.) 2. Effect of sowing time and sowing rate on flowering time, abortion, seed size, and hardseededness

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 965-971

  Smith, F P ^a   Cocks, P S ^a   Ewing, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual pasture legume; Impermeable

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; SEED PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

TRIFOLIUM GLOMERATUM;

EID: 0031822271     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97116     Document Type: Article

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