Daily and seasonal forage availability under rotational grazing of a mixed-species temperate pasture

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 49-66

  Kanneganti, V R ^a   Walgenbach, R P ^b   Massingill, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool season pasture; Pasture growth rate; Pasture management; Pasture persistence; Species composition; Yield distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039793673     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v12n02_05     Document Type: Article

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