Effects of an autumn defoliation on overwintering, spring growth and yield of a white clover/grass sward

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 360-369

  Frankow Lindberg, B E ^a   Svanang K ^a   Hoglind M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GROWTH; OVERWINTERING; YIELD;

FESTUCA PRATENSIS; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0344110313     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1997.tb02368.x     Document Type: Article

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