Integrating dual-purpose wheat and canola into high-rainfall livestock systems in south-eastern Australia. 1. Crop forage and grain yield

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 365-376

  Sprague, S J ^a   Kirkegaard, J A ^a   Dove, H ^a   Graham, J M ^a   McDonald, S E ^a   Kelman, W M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CANOLA; CROP YIELD; FORAGE; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; RAINFALL; WHEAT;

AUSTRAL BASIN;

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

EID: 84926385776     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP14200     Document Type: Article

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