Influence of applied nitrogen on vegetative, reproductive, and aerial tiller densities in Lolium perenne L. during the establishment year

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 707-711

  McKenzie, F R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Dept of Nat Rsrc and Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Perennial ryegrass; Persistence; Tillering pattern

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN; TILLER DENSITY;

LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0031923443     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97132     Document Type: Article

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