Water excess under simulated lucerne-wheat phased systems in Western Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 826-838

  Dolling, P J ^a   Asseng, S ^b   Robertson, M J ^b   Ewing, M A ^c  

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

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Future Farm Industries Co operative Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; RHIZOSPHERE; RUNOFF; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BUNTINE; KOJONUP; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34548314224     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR06048     Document Type: Article

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