Pasture herbage mass, quality and growth in response to three whole-farmlet management systems

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 685-698

  Shakhane, L M ^a,c   Mulcahy, C ^b   Scott, J M ^c   Hinch, G N ^c   Donald, G E ^c   Mackay, D F ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^b University of New England ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION CONTROL; FARMING SYSTEM; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROUND COVER; GROWTH RATE; HERB; LEGUME; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NDVI; PASTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL FERTILITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

EID: 84884568387     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12262     Document Type: Article

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