Aspects of the role of cattle slurry in dispersal and seedling establishment of Rumex obtusifolius seed in grassland

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-49

  Humphreys, J ^a   Culleton, N ^b   Jansen, T ^b   O'Riordan, E G ^b   Storey, T ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cattle slurry; Grass silage; Rumen fermentation; Rumex obtusifolius

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039466463     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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