Model predicting dynamics of biomass, structure and digestibility of herbage in managed permanent pastures. 1. Model description

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-124

  Jouven, M ^a   Carrere P ^b   Baumont, R ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Functional traits; Mechanistic dynamic model; Permanent grassland

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MODELING; PASTURE;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 33646712771     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2006.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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