Multi-disciplinary approaches suggest profitable and sustainable farming systems for valley floors at risk of salinity

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1415-1424

  Barrett Lennard, E G ^a   George, R J ^b   Hamilton, G ^a   Norman, H C ^a   Masters, D G ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Halophyte; Hydrology; Raised bed; Saltbush; Saltland pasture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PROFITABILITY; SALINITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 29144515493     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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