Improving ryegrass-clover pasture dry matter yield and urea efficiency with gibberellic acid

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2521-2528

  Zaman, Mohammad ^a   Ghani, Anwar ^b   Kurepin, Leonid ^c   Pharis, Richard ^d   Khan, Shabana ^e   Smith, Terry ^a  

^a Ballance Agri Nutrients Limited   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e Canterbury Soil and Plant Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Gibberellic acid; Liquid urea; Pasture yield; Plant growth regulator

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM;

FERTILIZER; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; UREA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; BIOMASS; CLOVER; DRUG EFFECTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; NEW ZEALAND; SEASON;

ANIMAL FEED; BIOMASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILIZERS; GIBBERELLINS; LOLIUM; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; SEASONS; TRIFOLIUM; UREA;

EID: 84904392944     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6589     Document Type: Article

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