Response of subterranean clover, balansa clover, and gland clover to lime when grown in mixtures on an acid soil

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 824-835

  Hayes, R C ^a   Dear, B S ^a   Orchard, B A ^a   Peoples, M B ^b   Eberbach, P L ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance; Aluminium; Boron deficiency; Chicory; Copper concentration; Manganese toxicity; Nitrogen fixation; Seed number; Seed size; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; FORAGE; LEGUME; LIME; NITROGEN FIXATION; PH; SEED SIZE; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; RHIZOBIACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 50449086326     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR07383     Document Type: Article

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