Outcomes of the search for new perennial and salt tolerant pasture plants for southern Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 578-588

  Dear, B S ^a,d   Reed, K F M ^b,d   Craig, A D ^c,d  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALFALFA; CULTIVAR; GRASS; HERB; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANT BREEDING; SALINITY TOLERANCE; WATERLOGGING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRODANTHONIA; AUSTRODANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; BROMUS; BROMUS STAMINEUS; CARANGIDAE; CHLORIS GAYANA; CILIOPHORA; CULLEN AUSTRALASICUM; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DESMODIUM; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTONONIS; LOTONONIS BAINESII; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; LOTUS TENUIS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELILOTUS; MELILOTUS SULCATUS; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; PUCCINELLIA CILIATA; SECALE CEREALE; SECALE MONTANUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM;

EID: 40449098863     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07118     Document Type: Review

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