Changes in practices and decisions resulting from the paired-paddock model used in the Grassland's Productivity Program

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 843-853

  Trompf, J P ^a,b   Sale, P W G ^a   Sau, G ^a   Shovelton, J ^a   Graetz, B ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Hamilton Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; PASTURE; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032469848     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98058     Document Type: Article

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