Using orchardgrass and endophyte-free fescue versus endophyte-infected fescue overseeded on bermudagrass for cow herds: II. Four-year summary of cow-calf performance

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1929-1938

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Coffey, K P ^b   Smith, T F ^c   Hubbell III, D S ^c   Scarbrough, D A ^d   Humphry, J B ^e   McGinley, B C ^f   Turner, J E ^g   Jennings, J A ^h   West, C P ^b   Popp, M P ^b   Hellwig, D H ⁱ   Kreider, D L ^b   Rosenkrans Jr , C F ^b  

^a Hancock Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Livestock and Forestry Branch Experiment Station   (United States)

^d Northwestern Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^e Humphry Environmental Inc   (United States)

^f Stone County Extension Building ^*  (United States)

^g NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h University of Arkansas Fayetteville   (United States)

ⁱ BEREA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 33749535259     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.11-0443     Document Type: Article

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