Identification of superior native and introduced grasses for low-input pastures in temperate Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-71

  Sanford, P ^a   Whalley, R D B ^b   Garden, D L ^c   Norton, M R ^c   Waters, C M ^d   Smith, A B ^e   Mitchell, M L ^f   Kobelt, E ^g   Friend, D A ^h   Hall, E ^h   Auricht, G ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^e NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^g SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herbage production; Perennial grasses; Persistence; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; PASPALIDIUM JUBIFLORUM; POACEAE; THEMEDA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 22744456267     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ05005     Document Type: Article

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