Considerations in low fertiliser rate application in the high country

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-65

  Scott, D ^a   Robertson, J S ^a   Hoglund, J H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fertiliser; High country

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; LAKE TEKAPO; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646836949     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2006.9513694     Document Type: Article

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