Evaluation of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) as a forage for sheep in the temperate high-rainfall zone of south-eastern Australia

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-425

  Raeside, M C ^a,b,c   Friend, M A ^b,c   Behrendt, R ^a,b   Lawson, A R ^a   Clark, S G ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Co operative Research Centre for Future Farming Industries ^*  (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Drought; Festuca arundinacea; Grazing management; Heat tolerance; Perennial forage; Sheep grazing

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DROUGHT; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; SHEEP; SWARD; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TILLERING; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; HAMILTON [VICTORIA]; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84864316906     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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