Effect of nitrogen application on dry matter yields, nutritive characteristics and mineral content of summer-active forage crops in southern Australia

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-86

  Jacobs, J L ^a   Ward, G N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; HERB; MILLET; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTEIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SORGHUM; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA ESCULENTA; PIPERACEAE; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 78650478593     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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