Regrowth interval influences productivity, botanical composition, and nutritive value of old world bluestem and perennial ryegrass swards

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 270-279

  Belesky, David P ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPOSITION; NUTRITION; PRODUCTIVITY;

BIOTIC FACTORS; HERBAGE MASS; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS SWARDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LUPULINA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 33645232716     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005-0100     Document Type: Article

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