Evaluation of three grass growth models to predict grass growth in Ireland

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-104

  Hurtado Uria, C ^a,b   Hennessy, D ^a   Shalloo, L ^a   Schulte, R P O ^c   Delaby, L ^d   O'Connor, D ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^d PEGASE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; METEOROLOGY; PERENNIAL PLANT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

IRELAND;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 84870948809     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859612000317     Document Type: Article

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