Persistence of winter-active phalaris breeding populations, cultivars and other temperate grasses in diverse environments of south-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-148

  Culvenor, R A ^a   Boschma, S P ^b   Reed, K F M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing tolerance

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CULTIVAR; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; PERSISTENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BULART; NEW SOUTH WALES; RYE PARK; TAMWORTH; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 33846409474     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05342     Document Type: Article

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