Effects of traffic and fertilization levels on grass yields in northern Norway

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-231

  Volden, Birger ^a   Sveistrup, Tore E ^b   Jørgensen, Marit ^b   Haraldsen, Trond K ^c  

^a Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

^b Planteforsk   (Norway)

^c Jordforsk   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compaction; Fertilizers; Grasslands; Peat; Sand; Tracks

Indexed keywords

BODO; POACEAE;

EID: 0036456587     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5727     Document Type: Article

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