Keywordsmodel; tiller density; tiller birth; tiller death; self-thinning rule; bahiagrass; white clover; interspecific hybrids; drought; leaf development rate; root weight distribution; germination rate; base temperature; thermal time constant; seed size; proanthocyanidin; birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.); sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.); alfalfa; salinity; forage quality; nutrient composition; antioxidant capacity; total phenolics; tropical pastures; ecophysiology; morphogenesis; grazing management; Triticum aestivum L.; dual purpose; cellulose; hemicellulose; lignin; crude protein; in vitro rumen gas production; in vitro dry matter digestibility; leaf length; forage; turf; grass; plant modelling; leaf appearance rate; site filling; plant morphology; Festuca arundinacea; relative tiller appearance; carbon; nitrogen; biomass partitioning; shoot-root allocation; sward management; defoliation; leaf growth; tillering; light; grasses; temperate pastures; dairy grazing management; pasture regrowth; herbage utilisation; farm systems; perennial ryegrass; root dynamics; field swards; phytomer; phyllochron; n/a