Spatial heterogeneity of herbage response to management intensity in continuously stocked Pensacola bahiagrass pastures

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1453-1459

  Dubeux Jr , J C B ^a   Stewart Jr , R L ^b   Sollenberger, L E ^c   Vendramini, J M B ^d   Interrante, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; SANDSTONE; SOILS;

HERBAGE; SOIL NUTRIENTS;

VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE; PLANTS; SOIL;

ANIMALIA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; SMYRNA;

EID: 33751108764     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0246     Document Type: Article

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