Constraints to farmers managing dryland salinity in the central wheatbelt of Western Australia

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-251

  Robertson, Michael J ^a   Kingwell, R ^b,c   Measham, T G ^a   O'Connor, M ^a   Batchelor, G ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Shire of Kellerberrin   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Australia; Drainage; Economics; Engineering; Farm management; Plant based solutions; Salinity; Social capacity

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AUSTRALIA; FARM MANAGEMENT; PLANT-BASED SOLUTIONS; SALINITY; SOCIAL CAPACITY;

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; ECONOMICS; FARMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; DRYLAND FARMING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDHOLDING; SALINITY; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 67349218946     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.887     Document Type: Article

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