Impact of seeding rate on annual ryegrass performance

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-14

  Venuto, B C ^a,d   Redfearn, D D ^b   Pitman, W D ^c   Alison, M W ^c  

^a Louisiana State University AgCenter   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^d USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual ryegrass; Forage production; Forage quality; Italian ryegrass; Lolium multiflorum

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; PASTURE; SEEDING; YIELD;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; POACEAE;

EID: 2142736188     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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