Aspects of the productivity of forage legumes in Northern Europe

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-344

  Halling, M A ^a   Topp, C F E ^b   Doyle, C J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Database; Forage legumes; Galega; Lotus; Lucerne; Northern Europe; Persistence; Red clover; Temperature; White clover; Yield performance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LEGUME; PASTURE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

GALEGA; GALEGA ORIENTALIS; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 10344248901     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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