Emergence and survival of three native grass species sown on roadsides on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-235

  Huxtable, C H A ^a,b   Whalley, R D B ^b  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; GRASS; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

CHLORIS TRUNCATA; DANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES;

EID: 0032812610     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97119     Document Type: Article

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