Comparison of annual herbage yield, botanical composition and mineral content of swards of perennial ryegrass sown with white and red clover

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-172

  Humphreys, J ^a,b   Jansen, T ^a   Culleton, N ^a   MacNaeidhe, F S ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Herbage yield; Mineral content; Red clover; White clover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032260351     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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