The response to moisture and defoliation stresses, and traits for resilience of perennial grasses on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 903-916

  Boschma, S P ^a,d   Hill, M J ^b,c   Scott, J M ^a   Rapp, G G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^d NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Persistence; Rain out shelter

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GRASS; PASTURE; RESILIENCE; WATER STRESS;

AUSTRALIA;

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

EID: 0142027921     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02185     Document Type: Article

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