Integrating dual-purpose wheat and canola into high-rainfall livestock systems in south-eastern Australia. 3. An extrapolation to whole-farm grazing potential, productivity and profitability

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 390-398

  Bell, L W ^a   Dove, H ^a   McDonald, S E ^a   Kirkegaard, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CROP PRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84926331456     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP14202     Document Type: Article

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