Influence of agronomic factors on the relationship between forage production and seed yield in perennial forage grasses and legumes in a Mediterranean environment

Agronomie

Volumn 18, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 591-601

  Martiniello, Pasquale ^a  

^a Universit di Foggia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agronomic factors; Forage crops; Perennial grasses and legumes; Seed and biomass yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; FORAGE; SEED; YIELD;

ITALY;

DESMODIUM; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ONOBRYCHIS; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; ZEUS;

EID: 0032426733     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:19980809     Document Type: Article

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