Eastern gamagrass management for pasture in the mid-atlantic region: I. Animal performance and pasture productivity

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-178

  Burns, J C ^a   Fisher, D S ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PERFORMANCE; BERMUDAGRASSES; BOS TAURUS; CYNODON DACTYLON; FORAGE MASS; PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY; PERENNIAL GRASS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; TRIPSACUM; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 74549115804     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0265     Document Type: Article

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