Changes in the population of germinated seed in a hill pasture during and after a pastoral fallow

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-136

  Nie, Z N ^a,c   Barker, D J ^b   Valentine, I ^a   Mackay, A D ^b   Hodgson, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PASTURE; SEED;

EID: 0033150412     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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