Tiller size/density compensation in perennial ryegrass miniature swards subject to differing defoliation heights and a proposed productivity index

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 347-356

  Hernandez Garay A ^a,b   Matthew, C ^a   Hodgson, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Texcoco Edo de México ^*  (Mexico)

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EID: 0033373064     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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