Comparative productivity of irrigated short-term ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) pasture receiving nitrogen, grown alone or in a mixture with white (Trifolium repens) and Persian (T. resupinatum) clovers

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-39

  Lowe, K F ^a   Fulkerson, W J ^b   Walker, R G ^a   Armour, J D ^a   Bowdler, T M ^a   Slack, K ^c   Knight, R I ^a   Moody, P W ^d   Pepper, P M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

^d Wollongbar Agricultural Institute ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; PASTURE;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM;

EID: 16244367166     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03105     Document Type: Article

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