Plant reserves of perennial grasses subjected to drought and defoliation stresses on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 819-828

  Boschma, S P ^a,f   Scott, J M ^a   Hill, M J ^b,d   King, J R ^c   Lutton, J J ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^e RMB 944 ^*  (Australia)

^f NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rain out shelter

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DROUGHT; GRASS; PERENNIAL PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRODANTHONIA; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MICROLAENA; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0043288727     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02184     Document Type: Article

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