Sodium fertilizer application to pasture 6. Effects of combined applications with sulphur on herbage production and chemical composition in the season of application

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Chiy, P C ^a,b   Phillips, C J C ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERBAGE YIELD; PASTURE; SODIUM; SULPHUR;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031862380     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1998.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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