Comparing the climate experienced during the Cicerone farmlet experiment against the climatic record

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 658-669

  Behrendt, K ^a   Scott, J M ^b   Mackay, D F ^c   Murison, R ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c 3 Jayne Close ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

available soil moisture; climate variability; farming systems research; growth indices; soil moisture stress days.

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRYLAND FARMING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

EID: 84884557563     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12300     Document Type: Article

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