Productivity of grazed perennial ryegrass dairy pastures from different ecotypes under nitrogen and irrigation treatments

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 123-133

  Bahmani, I ^a   Thom, E R ^a   Matthew, C ^b   Lemaire, G ^c  

^a Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cow grazing; Ellett; Grasslands Ruanui; Herbage accumulation; Lolium perenne; Pasture botanical composition; Ryegrass; Ryegrass pulling; Tiller density; Tiller weight

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0035707519     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2001.9513468     Document Type: Article

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