Species population dynamics in a mixed pasture under two rotational sward grazing height regimes

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 844-854

  Carlassare, M ^a,b   Karsten, H D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

GRAZING EFFECTS;

AGRONOMY;

BOS TAURUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; ELYMUS REPENS; ELYTRIGIA; ELYTRIGIA REPENS; POA; POA PRATENSIS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0041701418     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.8440     Document Type: Article

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