Changes in soil water content under annual- and perennial-based pasture systems in the wheatbelt of southern New South Wales

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-333

  Sandral, G A ^a,d   Dear, B S ^a,b,d   Virgona, J M ^a,b,d   Swan, A D ^a,c   Orchard, B A ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cocksfoot; Deep drainage; Lovegrass; Lucerne; Perennial pastures; Phalaris; Serradella; Soil water deficit; Soil water use; Subterranean clover; Wallaby grass

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; DRYLAND FARMING; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOIL WATER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AUSTRODANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORNITHOPUS COMPRESSUS; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 33645468758     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04017     Document Type: Article

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