Tactical versus continuous stocking for persistence of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in pastures grazed by sheep in south-western Victoria

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-274

  Waller, R A ^a,b   Sale, P W G ^b   Saul, G R ^a   Quigley, P E ^a   Kearney, G A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing management; Rotational stocking; Seedling recruitment; Seeds; Tiller dynamics

Indexed keywords

PASTURE; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUN;

EID: 0032792568     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98154     Document Type: Article

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