Root depth of native and sown perennial grass-based pastures, North-West Slopes, New South Wales. 1. Estimates from cores and effects of grazing treatments

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-345

  Lodge, G M ^a   Murphy, S R ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Root diameter; Root distribution; Root length density; Root mass density; Root volume density

Indexed keywords

GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; ROOT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 33745657886     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04276     Document Type: Article

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