The northern Australian beef industry, a snapshot. 5. Land and pasture development practices

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1121-1129

  Bortolussi, G ^a,b   McIvor, J G ^a   Hodgkinson B, J J ^a   Coffey, S G ^a   Holmes, C R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NRM Programs and Operations Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; RAINFALL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; QUEENSLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE; STYLOSANTHES;

EID: 32444434643     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04013     Document Type: Article

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