Research note: Grazing‐index method procedures of vegetation surveys

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 107-110

  du Toit, P C V ^a  

^a Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Canopy spread cover; Grazing index method; Index of agreement; Line point surveys; Z index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039202284     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1997.9647931     Document Type: Article

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