SGS Pasture Theme: Effect of climate, soil factors and management on pasture production and stability across the high rainfall zone of southern Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 945-959

  Sanford, P ^a   Cullen, B R ^b   Dowling, P M ^c   Chapman, D F ^b   Garden, D L ^d   Lodge, G M ^d   Andrew, M H ^e   Quigley, P E ^f   Murphy, S R ^d   King, W McG ^c   Johnston, W H ^g   Kemp, D R ^h  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^e URS Sustainable Development   (Australia)

^f Hamilton Research Institute   (Australia)

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

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GRAZING; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 0142091397     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ea02209     Document Type: Review

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