Pasture responses to phosphorus and nitrogen fertilisers on east coast hill country: 2. Clover and grass production from easy slopes

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-97

  Gillingham, A G ^a,d   Morton, J D ^b,e   Gray, M H ^c,f  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Maurice Gray and Associates Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^e Ballance Agri Nutrients   (New Zealand)

^f Maurice Gray and Associates Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clover; Dryland pastures; Hill country; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NITROGEN; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL; SLOPE; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AUSTRALASIA; HAWKES BAY; MARLBOROUGH; MOERAKI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; WAIROA;

TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 49149104563     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230809510438     Document Type: Article

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