The effect of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) grazing damage on the growth, botanical composition and yield of a ryegrass re-seed

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 417-424

  Bell, A C ^a,b   Byrne, P M ^c   Watson, S ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Grass sward; Grazing damage; Rabbits; Ryegrass

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZING; GROWTH; PASTURE; PEST DAMAGE; YIELD;

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0032724301     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb00869.x     Document Type: Article

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