Measuring and predicting the consequences of drought for a range of perennial grasses on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-297

  Boschma, S P ^a,b   Scott, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; FORECASTING METHOD; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0034077432     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98014     Document Type: Article

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