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G M. Lodge, NSW Agriculture

Publication Date

1997

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A grazing strategy of resting Phalaris aquatica L. pastures in springearly summer (to increase the presence of flowering tillers over summer) and autumn (to allow bud and tiller development) markedly increased its persistence, compared with continuously grazed plots in a summer rainfall environment.

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Grazing Strategies to Increase Persistence of Phalaris aquatica L. in Summer Rainfall Areas of Temperate Australia

A grazing strategy of resting Phalaris aquatica L. pastures in springearly summer (to increase the presence of flowering tillers over summer) and autumn (to allow bud and tiller development) markedly increased its persistence, compared with continuously grazed plots in a summer rainfall environment.