Population relationships of perennial ryegrass and white clover mixtures under differing grazing intensities

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 40-50

  Yu, Ying Wen ^a   Nan, Z B ^a   Matthew, C ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Grazing intensity; Growth characteristics; Perennial ryegrass; Population relationship; Size density compensation; White clover

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASS; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH; LEAF AREA INDEX; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 38949157599     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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