Influence of the ryegrass endophyte (neotyphodium lolii) in a cool moist environment. i. pasture production

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-48

  Eerens, J P J ^a   Lucas, R J ^b   Easton, H S ^c   White, J G H ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Neotyphodium lolii; Pasture composition; Pasture production; Perennial ryegrass; Southland; Trifolium repens; White clover

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PASTURE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0031857644     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513286     Document Type: Article

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