An evaluation of the yield and quality of oat-legume and ryegrass-legume mixtures and legume monocultures harvested at three stages of growth for silage

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-38

  Kaiser, A G ^a   Dear, B S ^a   Morris, S G ^a,b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; GROWTH; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONOCULTURE; SILAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO MUREX; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MUREX; PISUM SATIVUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRIFOLIUM VESICULOSUM; VICIA AMERICANA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 33845954466     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05221     Document Type: Article

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