Evaluation of native and introduced grasses for low-input pastures in temperate Australia: Experimental approach, site and genotype descriptions

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-22

  Norton, Mark R ^a   Mitchell, M L ^b   Kobelt, E ^c   Hall, E ^d  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d University of Tasmania   (Australia)

Author keywords

Methodology; Multi site evaluation; Perennial grasses

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 22744458374     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ05002     Document Type: Article

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