Soil and sward characteristics of patches and non-patches in the highland sourveld of South Africa

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-71

  Lutge B U ^a   Hardy, M B ^a   Hatch, G P ^b  

^a Cedara Agric Development Institute   (South Africa)

^b Dept of Agricullure KwaZulu Natal ^*

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Indexed keywords

ALLOTEROPSIS SEMIALATA; DIGITARIA TRICHOLAENOIDES; DIHETEROPOGON AMPLECTENS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; EULALIA VILLOSA; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; MICROCHLOA CAFFRA; SPOROBOLUS AFRICANUS; TRACHYPOGON SPICATUS;

EID: 2642651913     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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