Determination of tiller and root appearance in perennial ryegrass (lolium perenne) swards by observation of the tiller axis, and potential application in mechanistic modelling

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Matthew, C ^a   Yang, J Z ^a   Potter, J F ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mass flow; Nodal frequency; Nodal probability; Perennial ryegrass; Phytomer; Root appearance; Site filling; Tiller appearance

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031856666     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513282     Document Type: Article

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