Herbage allowance effects on leaf photosynthesis and canopy light interception in palisade grass pastures under rotational stocking

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 214-223

  Brag A, G J ^a   Pedreira, C G S ^b,c   Herling, V R ^b   De C Luz, P H ^b   De Lima, C G ^b  

^a AGÊNCIA PAULISTA DE TECNOLOGIA DOS AGRONEGÓCIOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Departa mento de Zootecnia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 61849123666     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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