Nutrients in ryegrass (Lolium spp.), white clover (Trifolium repens) and kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) pastures in relation to season and stage of regrowth in a subtropical environment

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-240

  Fulkerson, W J ^a   Slack, K ^a   Hennessy, D W ^a   Hough, G M ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH STAGE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PASTURE; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0031847042     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA97161     Document Type: Article

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