Commercial experience in developing ley farming systems for the Katherine-Darwin region, Northern Territory

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1059-1067

  Price, T P ^a   O'Gara, F ^a   Smith, E S C ^a   Pitkethey, R ^a   Hausler, P ^a  

^a Dept of Prim Indust and Fisheries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

constraints; crop cattle hay production; farming demonstrations; insects; plant disease

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030431703     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9961059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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