Performance of irrigated tall fescue-legume communities under two grazing frequencies in the southern Rocky Mountains, USA

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 330-336

  Lauriault, Leonard M ^a   Guldan, Steven J ^a   Martin, Charles A ^a   VanLeeuwen, Dawn M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM AMBIGUUM;

EID: 32344450471     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.0126     Document Type: Article

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