The performance of lucerne-wheat rotations on Western Australian duplex soils

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-346

  Latta, R A ^a,b,c   Lyons, A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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

^c CRC for Plant based Management of Dryland Salinity   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pasture management; Phase pastures; Salinity; Soil water

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP ROTATION; SALINITY; SOIL WATER; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645470878     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04016     Document Type: Article

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