Influence of the timing and duration of pastoral fallowing and nitrogen fertiliser on pasture and white clover (trifolium repens) growth in hill country

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-29

  Nie, Z N ^a   Barker, D J ^b   Mackay, A D ^b   Valentine, I ^a   Hodgson, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Pastoral fallow; Plant density; Red:far red ratio; Stolon; Sward structure; Viable seed population

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; LEGUME; PASTURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0031828631     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513284     Document Type: Article

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