Resistance of pasture production to projected climate changes in south-eastern Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-86

  Cullen, B R ^a   Eckard, R J ^a,b   Rawnsley, R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

DairyMod; perennial ryegrass; phalaris; subterranean clover; white clover

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; FARMING SYSTEM; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PALEOCLIMATE; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WARMING;

AUSTRALIA;

LOLIUM PERENNE; PHALARIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 84858397750     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP11274     Document Type: Article

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