Techniques for revegetation of acid sulfate soil scalds in the coastal floodplains of New South Wales, Australia: Ridging, mulching and liming in the absence of stock grazing

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1589-1600

  Rosicky, M A ^a   Slavich, P ^b   Sullivan, L A ^a   Hughes, M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backswamp grazing; Drained wetlands; Field trials; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; LIMING; MULCHING; REVEGETATION; SOIL AMENDMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS ACUTA; ISOLEPIS INUNDATA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM DISTICHUM; POACEAE; PSEUDORAPHIS;

EID: 33751018282     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05218     Document Type: Article

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