Species composition of ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) mixtures using various combinations of n-alkanes

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-261

  Cortes, C ^a,b   Damasceno, J C ^b   Bechet, G ^a   Prache, S ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; n alkanes; Ryegrass; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PASTURE;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 28244479302     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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