Growth and persistence of perennial and hybrid ryegrasses when grazed by dairy cows in the central waikato region of New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 477-486

  Thom, E R ^a   Waugh, C D ^a   McCabe, R J ^a  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cultivar testing; Dairying; Ecotype selections; Forages; Hybrid ryegrass; Lolium hybridum; Lolium perenne; Perennial ryegrass; Ryegrass breeding; Ryegrass pulling; Seasonal growth; White clover

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HYBRID; NEW ZEALAND; PLANT GROWTH;

GRAZING; GROWTH RESPONSE; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; YIELD RESPONSE;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM BOUCHEANUM; LOLIUM GYBRIDUM; LOLIUM HYBRIDUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; PUCCINIA CORONATA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0032417140     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513331     Document Type: Article

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