Effect of seasonal soil moisture, nitrogen fertiliser and stocking rate on unsown species in a sown subtropical pasture

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn , Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-329

  McDonald, C K ^a   Jones, R M ^a   Silvey, M W ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

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EID: 0342511782     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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