Impact of Nitrogen and Organic Manures on Yield, Botanical Composition and Herbage Quality of Two Contrasting Grassland Field Margins

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-123

  Jones, D ^a   Haggar, R J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 16944361971     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1997.9754801     Document Type: Article

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