High phosphorus supply increases persistence and growth of white clover in grazed dairy pastures during dry summer conditions

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 579-585

  Singh, D K ^a,c   Sale, P W G ^a   Gourley, C J P ^b   Hasthorpe, C ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dept of Nat Rsrc and Environment ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY SEASON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GROWTH; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; PHOSPHORUS;

AUSTRALIA;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0032724613     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98082     Document Type: Article

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