Quantifying pasture dry matter responses to applications of potassium fertiliser for an intensively grazed, rain-fed dairy pasture in south-western Australia with or without adequate nitrogen fertiliser

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-130

  Bolland, M D A ^a,c   Guthridge, I F ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Manjimup Horticulture Research Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWING SEASON; LEGUME; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; PASTURE; POTASSIUM; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SANDY SOIL; SOIL TEST; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BOS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 62249144407     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08106     Document Type: Article

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