Water use and root growth by annual and perennial pastures and subsequent crops in a phase rotation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 83-97

  Ward, P R ^a   Dunin, F X ^a   Micin, S F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canola; Clover; Evapotranspiration; Lucerne; Water uptake; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; PASTURE; ROOT; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037016887     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(01)00157-3     Document Type: Article

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