Adaptability and productivity of some warm-season pasture species in a Mediterranean environment

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-86

  Gherbin, P ^a   De Franchi, A S ^a   Monteleone, M ^b   Rivelli, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fodder productivity; Fodder quality; Mediterranean environment; Tropical legumes; Warm season grasses

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALFALFA; FODDER; FORAGE; GRASS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CHLORIS GAYANA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PANICUM COLORATUM; PASPALUM; PASPALUM CLANDESTINUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE; SORGHUM X ALMUM;

EID: 33846905560     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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