Forage mixture productivity and botanical composition in pastures grazed by dairy cattle

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1465-1471

  Sanderson, M A ^a   Soder, K J ^a   Muller, L D ^b   Klement, K D ^a   Skinner, R H ^a   Goslee, S C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; RAIN;

BOTANICAL COPOSITIONS; FORAGE MIXTURE PRODUCTIVITY; GRAZING; PASTURES;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; LEGUMES; PLANTATIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; RAIN;

BOS TAURUS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 26844580765     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0032     Document Type: Article

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