Spring and autumn animal treading effects on pre-grazing herbage mass and tiller density on two contrasting pasture types in Ireland

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 502-513

  Tunon G ^a,b   O'Donovan, M ^b   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a   Hennessy, D ^b   Kemp, P ^a   Kennedy, E ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Free draining soil; Heavy soil; Herbage mass; Poaching; Temperate sward

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; DAMAGE; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; SOIL DRAINAGE; SPRING (SEASON); SWARD; TILLERING;

IRELAND;

AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 84904306706     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12055     Document Type: Article

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