Adaptation and potential contribution of temperate perennial legumes to the southern Australian wheatbelt: A review

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Dear, B S ^a,d   Moore, G A ^b,d   Hughes, S J ^c,d  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alsike clover; Birdsfoot trefoil; Caucasian clover; Crown vetch; Flat pea; Hairy canary clover; Lucerne; Milk vetch; Red clover; Sainfoin; Strawberry clover; Sulla; Zigzag clover

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ADAPTATION; LEGUME; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SALINITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTHYLLIS; DESMODIUM; DORYCNIUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GALEGA; HEDYSARUM; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS; LESPEDEZA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ONOBRYCHIS; ONOBRYCHIS VICIFOLIA; ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA; ORNITHOPUS PERPUSILLUS; PISUM SATIVUM; PSORALEA; SECURIGERA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM FRAGIFERUM; TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM; TRIFOLIUM MEDIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; VICIA;

EID: 0037221141     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01202     Document Type: Review

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