Lucerne, phalaris, and wallaby grass in short-term pasture phases in two eastern Australian wheatbelt environments. 1. Importance of initial perennial density on their persistence and recruitment, and on the presence of weeds

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-121

  Dear, B S ^a,c   Virgona, J M ^a,c   Sandral, G A ^a,c   Swan, A D ^a,b   Orchard, B A ^a,c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decline; Populations

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; GRASS; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT; WEED; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JUNEE; KAMARAH; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AUSTRODANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CILIANENSIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 33847261676     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05323     Document Type: Article

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