Performance of annual pasture legumes in cropping rotations in the cool temperate zone of south-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 863-871

  Zhang, X ^a,b   Evans, P M ^a   Riffkin, P A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hard seed; Persistence; Plant density; Seed yield; Self regeneration

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP ROTATION; LEGUME; PASTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEEDLING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PLEUROCORONIS PLURISETA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRIFOLIUM VESICULOSUM;

EID: 9344264005     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03093     Document Type: Article

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