Permanent grassland and 3-year leys alternating with 3 years of arable land: 31 Years of comparison

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-90

  Nevens, Frank ^a   Reheul, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Feed energy yields; N fertilization; Permanent grassland; Temporary grassland

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; YIELD;

EID: 0037309114     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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