Changes in soil water content under annual, perennial, and shrub-based pastures in an intermittently dry, summer-rainfall environment

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-342

  Lodge, G M ^a   Brennan, M A ^a   Harden, S ^a   Boschma, S P ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Maximum extractable water; Neutron moisture meter; Root depth

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BULK DENSITY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALLOW; GRASS; HERB; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER CONTENT;

ATRIPLEX; DIGITARIA ERIANTHA; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 77951450884     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP09258     Document Type: Article

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