SGS Water Theme: Influence of soil, pasture type and management on water use in grazing systems across the high rainfall zone of southern Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 907-926

  White, R E ^a   Christy, B P ^b   Ridley, A M ^b   Okom, A E ^a   Murphy, S R ^c   Johnston, W H ^d   Michalk, D L ^e   Sanfora, P ^f   McCaskill, M R ^b   Johnson, I R ^g   Garden, D L ^c   Hall, D J M ^f   Andrew, M H ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^d NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^e NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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

^g IMJ Consultants   (Australia)

^h URS Sustainable Development   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; VICTORIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOTHRIOCHLOA; BOTHRIOCHLOA MACRA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VICTORIA;

EID: 0142027799     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ea02239     Document Type: Review

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