Dry-matter yield and herbage quality of a perennial ryegrass/white clover sward in a rotational grazing and cutting system

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-29

  Schils, R L M ^a   Vellinga, Th V ^a   Kraak, T ^a  

^a Research Station for Cattle   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; CUTTING; FOOD QUALITY; GRAZING; PASTURE; YIELD;

NETHERLANDS;

LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0033104049     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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