Productivity and nutritive value of 'Florakirk' bermudagrass as affected by grazing management

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 796-801

  Pedreira, Carlos G S ^a   Sollenberger, Lynn E ^b   Mislevy, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 0033431837     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.915796x     Document Type: Article

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