A survey of the use of lucerne, butterfly pea and lablab in ley pastures in the mixed-farming systems of northern Australia

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-32

  Cullen, B R ^a   Hill, J O ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROSEMA; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; DESMODIUM; LABLAB; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33646245468     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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