Soil-water dynamics in a pasture-cropping system

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1016-1021

  Ward, P R ^a,b   Lawes, R A ^b,c   Ferris, D ^b,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

barley; dryland salinity; lupin; sand; water use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANNUAL PLANT; MONOCULTURE; PASTURE; SOIL WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA;

HORDEUM;

EID: 84907821962     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP14046     Document Type: Article

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