Established perennial grasses reduce the growth of emerging subterranean clover seedlings through competition for water, light, and nutrients

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-51

  Dear, B S ^a,b   Cocks, P S ^b   Wolfe, E C ^c   Collins, D P ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cocksfoot; Danthonia; Phalaris; RWC; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031963788     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97062     Document Type: Article

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