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International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT |
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Issue |
Volume-6, Issue-4, Spl. Iss-2 ( Dec, 2018 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Grass Cover in Vineyard as Ovine Feed | |||||||||
Author Name |
Antonio Monteiro, Anabela Espirito-Santo, Jose Costa, Catarina Coelho, Samuel Costa, Fernando Esteves, Pedro Rodrigues | |||||||||
Affilition |
Agrarian Superior School of Viseu, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal Centre for the Study of Education, Technologies and Health (CI&DETS), Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS), Agrarian Superior School of Viseu, Portugal Research fellowship of SHEEPiT project Animal and Veterinary Research Center (CECAV), Universidade de TrĂ¡s-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real,Portugal Center for the Research | |||||||||
Pages |
55-59 | |||||||||
Abstract |
Grass cover is an important method to control weeds in vineyards. The sheep can be used to graze grass cover in vineyards since the eventual damage in grapevines can be controlled. This paper aims to to evaluate the effect of sheep grazing on the soil, and grass cover in vineyards and determine the adequacy of the natural grass of vineyards as feed to sheep. Keywords - Vineyards, Weed Control, Erosion Control, Grass Covers, Sheep Grazing. | |||||||||
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