The influence of fertilizer nitrogen, white clover content and environmental factors on the nitrate content of perennial ryegrass and ryegrass/white clover swards

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-285

  Shiel, R S ^a   El Tilib, A M A ^b   Younger, A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; PASTURE;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0033198668     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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