Production and persistence of subtropical grasses in environments with Mediterranean climates

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 798-816

  Moore, G A ^a,b   Albertsen, T O ^a,b   Ramankutty, P ^a   Nichols, P G H ^a,b   Titterington, J W ^a   Barrett Lennard, P ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Evergreen Farming agVivo   (Australia)

Author keywords

feed quality; Koppen Geiger climate classification; temperate perennial grasses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906822048     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13424     Document Type: Article

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