The phosphorus and nitrogen requirements of temperate pasture species and their influence on grassland botanical composition

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1027-1039

  Hill, J O ^a   Simpson, R J ^a   Wood, J T ^b   Moore, A D ^a   Chapman, D F ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Graduate School   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical nutrient requirement; Relative growth rate; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS;

ARCTOTHECA CALENDULA; AUSTRODANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; BROMUS; BROMUS HORDEACEUS MOLLIFORMIS; CALENDULA; HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; HORDEUM MURINUM SUBSP. LEPORINUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VULPIA;

EID: 31744431854     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04279     Document Type: Article

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