Lucerne improves some sustainability indicators but may decrease profitability of cropping rotations on the Jimbour Plain

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 651-663

  Murray Prior, R B ^a   Whish, J ^b   Carberry, P ^b   Dalgleish, N ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

APSIM; Modelling rotations

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY; YIELD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CICER ARIETINUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 23744471738     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03164     Document Type: Article

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