Nitrogen fertilization of grass/clover swards under cutting or grazing by dairy cows

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-150

  Segaard, Karen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Dairy farm; N fertilization; N response; Strategic fertilization; White clover

Indexed keywords

BOS; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 67651100805     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710802022911     Document Type: Article

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