The influence of applied nitrogen on the vigour of Lolium perenne during the establishment year under subtropical conditions

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn , Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-349

  McKenzie, F R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

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