Dynamics of grass-clover mixtures-An analysis of the response to management with the PROductive GRASsland Simulator (PROGRASS)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 703-724

  Lazzarotto, P ^a   Calanca, P ^a   Fuhrer, J ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allocation; Feedback mechanisms; Fertilization; Grass clover interactions; Grassland model; Root development

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONTROL THEORY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MIXTURES; SOILS;

ALLOCATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; FERTILIZATION; GRASS/CLOVER INTERACTIONS; GRASSLAND MODEL; ROOT DEVELOPMENT;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

CROP YIELD; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; LEGUME; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOTING;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWISS PLATEAU; SWITZERLAND;

TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 58849116767     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.11.023     Document Type: Article

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