Effects of two mixtures of perennial ryegrass cultivars with contrasting heading dates, and differing in spring-grazing frequency and silage harvest date, on characteristics of silage from first-cut swards

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 389-404

  Humphreys, J ^a,b   O'Kiely, P ^a  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Harvest date; Heading date; Perennial ryegrass; Silage

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CULTIVAR; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; PERENNIAL PLANT; SWARD;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 34547632343     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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