Annual nitrogen fixation in grazed dairy pastures in south-western Victoria

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-281

  Riffkin, Penny A ^a   Quigley, Paul E ^a   Cameron, Fiona J ^a   Peoples, Mark B ^b   Thies, Janice E ^c  

^a Hamilton Research Institute   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; NITROGEN FIXATION; PASTURE;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0032990584     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A98034     Document Type: Article

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