Social persistence of plant-based management of dryland salinity

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1495-1501

  Barr, N ^a   Wilkinson, R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dryland salinity; Landscape futures; Perennial pasture adoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DRYLAND FARMING; PERSISTENCE; SALINITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 29144446227     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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