Grazing management studies in the Temperate Pasture Sustainability Key Program: Site descriptions, treatments and data collection

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-141

  Lodge, G M ^a   Garden, D L ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034118765     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98004     Document Type: Article

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