Advanced analysis of dry-weight-rank data to discriminate direct and indirect interactions between white clover and grasses in a multi-species pasture under a range of management strategies

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-123

  Schulte, R P O ^a,b   Neuteboom, J H ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agrostis stolonifera; Competition; Dry weight rank method; Lolium perenne; Niche differentiation; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRASS; WEED CONTROL; WEIGHT;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0036622279     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2002.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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