Effects of continuous and seasonal grazing strategies on the herbage mass, persistence, animal productivity and soil water content of a Sirosa phalaris-subterranean clover pasture, North-West Slopes, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 539-552

  Lodge, G M ^a   Murphy, S R ^a   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SHEEP; SOIL WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0041846934     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02116     Document Type: Article

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