Growth, seed set and nitrogen fixation of 28 annual legume species on 3 Vertosol soils in southern New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1101-1115

  Dear, B S ^a,c   Sandral, G A ^a,c   Peoples, M B ^b,c   Wilson, B C D ^a   Taylor, J N ^a   Rodham, C A ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balansa; Ball; Bladder; Burr medic; Clover; Cluster; Cupped; Drooping; Gland; Moroccan; Persian; Prickly; Purple; Rose; Shield; Spotted medic; Star; Subterranean; Sweet; Trefoil; Woolly

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; FORAGE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEED SET; VERTISOL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

LOTUS; MEDICAGO ARABICA; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MELILOTUS ALBA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM CHERLERI; TRIFOLIUM ECHINATUM; TRIFOLIUM GLANDULIFERUM; TRIFOLIUM GLOMERATUM; TRIFOLIUM HIRTUM; TRIFOLIUM ISTHMOCARPUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM; TRIFOLIUM OLIGANTHUM; TRIFOLIUM PURPUREUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM; TRIFOLIUM SPUMOSUM; TRIFOLIUM STELLATUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRIFOLIUM SYLVATICUM; TRIGONELLA BALANSAE;

EID: 0344099418     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02141     Document Type: Article

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