Establishment and summer survival of the perennial legumes, Dorycnium hirsutum and D. rectum in Mediterranean environments

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1245-1254

  Bell, L W ^a   Moore, G A ^a,b   Ewing, M A ^a   Bennett, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canary clover; Drought; Perennial pasture; Seedling

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

DESMODIUM; DORYCNIUM; DORYCNIUM HIRSUTUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 27944453159     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04227     Document Type: Article

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