Dairy production revenue losses in New Zealand due to giant buttercup (ranunculus acris)

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-303

  Bourdot G W ^a   Saville, D J ^a   Crone, D ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy pasture; Economics; Giant buttercup; Milk solids; Ranunculus acrisL; Weed

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMICS; PASTURE; WEED;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; HAWKE'S BAY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

ACRIS; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS; RANUNCULUS ACRIS;

EID: 0346463203     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2003.9513557     Document Type: Article

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