Management of Italian and perennial ryegrasses for seed and forage production in crop rotations

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-137

  Kunelius, H T ^a   McRae, K B ^a,b   Durr G H ^a   Fillmore, S A E ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Establishment; Lolium multiflorum Lam.; Lolium perenne L.; No till drilling; Plant characteristics; Seeding method

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FORAGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SEED;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 1942457337     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2004.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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