Effect of stocking rates on animal gain, pasture yield and composition, and soil properties from setaria-nitrogen and setaria-legume pastures in coastal south-east Queensland

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 65-83

  Jones, R M ^a   Jones, R J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM INTORTUM; MACROPTILIUM; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; POACEAE; SETARIA SPHACELATA;

EID: 0037933292     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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