Evaluation of tedera [(Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C.H. Stirton var. albomarginata)] as a forage alternative for sheep in temperate southern Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 63, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1135-1144

  Raeside, M C ^a   Nie, Z N ^a   Clark, S G ^a   Partington, D L ^a   Behrendt, R ^a   Real, D ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

drought; grazing; heat tolerance; lucerne; perennial legume; waterlogging.

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; GRAZING; HARVESTING; HEATING; LEGUME; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SHEEP; SOWING; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VIGOR; WATERLOGGING;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BITUMINARIA BITUMINOSA; DESMODIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84875416323     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP12293     Document Type: Article

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