Perennial pasture grasses - An historical review of their introduction, use and development for southern Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 691-712

  Reed, K F M ^a  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

agrostology; cultivar evaluation; pasture ecology; pasture improvement; plant breeding; plant exploration; plant introduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906841106     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13284     Document Type: Review

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