An evaluation of three tropical ley legumes for use in mixed farming systems on clay soils in southern inland Queensland, Australia

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-21

  Whitbread, A M ^a   Pengelly, B C ^a   Smith, B R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MACROPTILIUM BRACTEATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 24644475741     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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