Pasture management in semi-arid tropical woodlands: Levels of germinable seeds in soil and faeces of cattle grazing Stylosanthes pastures

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 124-139

  McIvor, John G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA; STYLOSANTHES SCABRA;

EID: 7044237371     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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