Stand persistence and seedling recruitment for eastern gamagrass grazed continuously for different durations

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1592-1596

  Aiken, G E ^a   Springer, T L ^b  

^a DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRAZING; NITROGEN; PERSISTENCE; PLANT HEIGHT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;

TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 0032432121     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800060030x     Document Type: Article

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