Restricted autumn grazing to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from dairy pastures in Southland, New Zealand

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 192-199

  De Klein, C A M ^a   Smith, L C ^b   Monaghan, R M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Grazed dairy pasture; Mitigation option; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION; GRAZING; NITROUS OXIDE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30644457453     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.08.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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