Yield response of long-term mixed grassland swards and nutrient cycling under different nutrient sources and management regimes

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 268-278

  Griffin, T ^a   Giberson, E ^c   Wiedenhoeft, M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Forage; Manure; Nitrogen; Nutrient management; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; MANURE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; YIELD RESPONSE;

UNITED STATES;

AGROPYRON; ELYMUS REPENS; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 0036763858     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2002.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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