Effects of sheep night penning on soil nitrogen and plant growth

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 151-157

  Zhang, Y J ^a   Jiang, W L ^b   Ren, J Z ^b  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Gansu Grassland Ecological Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Dung; Sheep night penning; Soil inorganic nitrogen; Treading; Urine

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; GROWTH; PASTURE; SHEEP; SOIL NITROGEN; TRAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; ELAEAGNUS; ELAEAGNUS UITIDIS; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM DETULUM; OVIS ARIES; SALIX; SALIX INAMOENA; TETRADENIA;

EID: 0035707676     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2001.9513471     Document Type: Article

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