Phosphorus balance and use efficiency on 21 intensive grass-based dairy farms in the South of Ireland

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 520-537

  Mihailescu, E ^a,b   Murphy, P N C ^c   Ryan, W ^a   Casey, I A ^b   Humphreys, J ^a  

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

^b South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; PHOSPHORUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 85027931056     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859614000641     Document Type: Article

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