Influence of sward condition on leaf tissue turnover in tall fescue and tall wheatgrass swards under continuous grazing

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-65

  Agnusdei, M G ^a   Assuero, S G ^b   Grecco, R C Fernández ^a   Cordero, J J ^b   Burghi, V H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Festuca arundinacea; Leaf tissue flows; Sward state; Thinopyrum ponticum; Tiller population

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA INDEX; SENESCENCE; SWARD;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOPHOPYRUM ELONGATUM; THINOPYRUM PONTICUM;

EID: 33846906764     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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