Cutting effects on growth characteristics, yield composition, and population relationships of perennial ryegrass and white clover in mixed pasture

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-358

  Wen, Yuying ^a   Jiang, Hou F U ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cutting; Growth characteristics; Perennial ryegrass; Proportion composition; White clover; Yield

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; GROWTH; PASTURE; YIELD;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 27144496413     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2005.9513666     Document Type: Article

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