Effects of grazing and management on herbage mass, persistence, animal production and soil water content of native pastures. 2. A mixed native pasture, Manilla, North West Slopes, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 891-905

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

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARM ANIMAL; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION; WATER CONTENT;

GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; SOIL WATER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; MANILLA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; ARISTIDA; ARISTIDA BIPARTITA; ARISTIDA RAMOSA; AUSTRODANTHONIA; AUSTRODANTHONIA BIPARTITA; AUSTRODANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; BOTHRIOCHLOA; BOTHRIOCHLOA MACRA; DICHANTHIUM SERICEUM; OVIS ARIES; POA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0142027801     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ea02189     Document Type: Article

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