Complementary effects of red clover inclusion in ryegrass-white clover swards for grazing and cutting

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 241-250

  Eriksen, J ^a   Askegaard, M ^a   Soegaard K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cutting; Grass clover; Grazing; Multispecies mixtures; Trifolium pratense; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LEGUME; SLURRY; SWARD;

BOVIDAE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84900462866     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12025     Document Type: Article

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