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ABC Rural News

Man dies in farming accident
A 69-year-old Perth man has been crushed by a bale of hay in Calingiri, north of Perth.
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:17:00 +1100
Coal Valley water study welcomed
Farmers have welcomed a new study into increasing the reliability of water supplies to the Coal River Valley in Tasmania's south east.
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:23:00 +1100
Australia faces famine, expert warns
Australia may face a massive famine if governments fail to address an impending global food shortage, an expert warns.
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +1100
Australia's bluefin allowance slashed
Australian fishermen will have to cut their take of southern bluefin tuna by 30 per cent, according to a decision agreed on tonight.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:05:00 +1100
Dispute stalls community centre work
Work on the Paynesville community centre in Victoria has come to a standstill because of a contractors dispute.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:19:00 +1100
Perilya resilient despite dust storm woes
Perilya Limited says its latest quarterly report shows improved performance despite losing nine days of mining and processing.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:12:00 +1100
Mad cow ban lifted amid legal threat
Trade officials say Australia was at risk of international legal action if it did not change its policy on beef imports from countries affected by mad cow disease.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:45:00 +1100
Property sealed off after tick outbreak
At least one property at Macksville has been quarantined by the New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment after cattle ticks were found on it this week.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:44:00 +1100
Upgrade completed on historic hall
A link with the past will be restored tomorrow with the opening of an upgraded community building near Eden in south-east New South Wales.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:21:00 +1100
Wild dog controls a success
There has been a breakthrough in controlling wild dogs on the New South Wales Monaro.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:17:00 +1100
Fraser Is ferry changes delayed
The Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce says a delay in changes to ferry and barge services to Fraser Island off the Queensland coast will allow businesses more time to plan the changeover.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:37:00 +1100
Water boon boosts rice production
The Ricegrowers' Association says members in the Murray Valley in New South Wales have a water allocation early enough to plant rice for the first time in four years.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:10:00 +1100
Ombudsman probing illegal farm workers
The Fair Workplace Ombudsman is investigating the activities of three labour hire companies in rural New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:07:00 +1100
100 sheep killed after truck fire
The South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) says 100 sheep had to be killed after they were burnt in a truck fire in the south-east last night.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:47:00 +1100
Xstrata opens $4.5m accommodation facility
Mining giant Xstrata has opened a new $4.5 million accommodation precinct at its Mt Isa mine in north-west Queensland.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:46:00 +1100
GM canola harvest begins
The first harvest of genetically modified canola is set to begin in Western Australia's mid-west today.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:45:00 +1100
Murray River Queen to stay in Riverland
The Murray River Queen riverboat in South Australia's Riverland region has been sold, about two months after its operator went into administration.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:34:00 +1100
Irrigators group to elect new board
The South Australia Murray Irrigators (SAMI) group will elect new board members at its annual general meeting in Berri today.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:00 +1100
Pastures devastated by roo population
Graziers in south-west Queensland say kangaroo numbers are exploding in drought-affected areas, and it is destroying what little pasture is left in the region.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:01:00 +1100
Wheat drives record export figure
The WA Farmers Federation says record exports last financial year demonstrate the resilience of the industry in tough economic times.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:27:00 +1100
Law changes would threaten remote jobs: unions
Unions WA says regional workers will suffer the most if there are changes to the state's workplace laws.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:00 +1100
Miner plans expansion after bumper year
Beaconsfield Gold will push ahead with its exploration in western Victoria after recording an annual profit for the first time in four years.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:00 +1100
Mining approval backlog cut by 8 pc
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum has reduced its backlog of mining approvals by 8 per cent in the September quarter.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:24:00 +1100
Ballarat launches new tourism campaign
The Ballarat Council has launched a new tourism marketing campaign for the south-west Victorian city.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:08:00 +1100

ABS National Statistical Headlines

Population: Australia grows by 2.1% (released 22 September 2009)
Australian Demographic Statistics
Population: Australia grew by 439,000 people in 12 months (released 22 September 2009)
Australian Demographic Statistics
Population: Australia reaches 21,779,000 (released 22 September 2009)
Australian Demographic Statistics
Economy grows by 0.6% in the June quarter 2009 (seasonally adjusted) and by 0.6% through the year
Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product
Upcoming ABS Releases
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ABS Product Releases

Producer Price Indexes, Australia
Final (Stage 3) commodities prices rose +0.1% in September quarter 2009, and up +0.2% through the year.
Upcoming ABS Releases
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Animal Production Science

Alkaloids in Australian rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) sclerotia: implications for food and stockfeed regulations
Barry J. Blaney, John B. Molloy, Ian J. Brock - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:59 +1000
Seasonal changes in pasture quality and diet selection and their relationship with liveweight gain of steers grazing tropical grass and grass–legume pastures in northern Australia
J. O. Hill, D. B. Coates, A. M. Whitbread, R. L. Clem, M. J. Robertson, B. C. Pengelly - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:58 +1000
Physiological mechanism of low purine derivative excretion in urine of buffaloes compared with Bos taurus cattle
Vo Thi Kim Thanh, E. R. Orskov, P. Susmel - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:57 +1000
Cattle performed as well as sheep when grazing a river saltbush (Atriplex amnicola)-based pasture
C. R. Fancote, H. C. Norman, I. H. Williams, D. G. Masters - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:56 +1000
Effects of increasing the inclusion level of Atriplex amnicola in the diet of sheep
M. B. P. Kumara Mahipala, G. L. Krebs, P. McCafferty, K. Dods - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:55 +1000
Hydrogen utilising bacteria from the forestomach of eastern grey (Macropus giganteus) and red (Macropus rufus) kangaroos
D. Ouwerkerk, A. J. Maguire, L. McMillen, A. V. Klieve - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:54 +1000
A new method for calculating the volume of primary tissue types in live sheep using computed tomography scanning
C. L. Alston, K. L. Mengersen, G. E. Gardner - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:53 +1000
Level of cottonseed meal but not frequency of feeding regulates whole-body protein synthesis and growth of sheep fed a roughage diet
L. P. Kahn, Somu B. N. Rao, J. V. Nolan - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:52 +1000
Effects of climate scenarios on simulated intake of sheep grazing native pastures in northern New South Wales, Australia
G. M. Lodge, I. R. Johnson, B. R. Cullen - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:51 +1000
Lessons learnt about effectively applying participatory action research: a case study from the New South Wales dairy industry
M. A. Friend, A. M. Dunn, J. Jennings - Volume 49(11)
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:50 +1000
Sacrificial grazing of wheat crops: identifying tactics and opportunities in Western Australia's grainbelt using simulation approaches
Lindsay W. Bell, John N. G. Hargreaves, Roger A. Lawes, Michael J. Robertson - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:49 +1000
Cultural dimensions of a large-scale mixed-farming program: competing narratives of stakeholder actors
L. Rickards, R. J. Price - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:48 +1000
Labour scarcity restricts the potential scale of grazed perennial plants in the Western Australian wheatbelt
Graeme J. Doole, Andrew D. Bathgate, Michael J. Robertson - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:47 +1000
Trade-offs between productivity and ground cover in mixed farming systems in the Murrumbidgee catchment of New South Wales
J. M. Lilley, A. D. Moore - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:46 +1000
Research management, institutional arrangements and the quest for integration in mixed-farming innovation: the emergence of point-of-practice integration
R. J. Price - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:45 +1000
Evolution of mixed farming systems for the delivery of triple bottom line outcomes: a synthesis of the Grain & Graze program
R. B. Hacker, M. J. Robertson, R. J. Price, A. M. Bowman - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:44 +1000
Dry matter production and grain yield from grazed wheat in southern New South Wales
K. G. McMullen, J. M. Virgona - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:43 +1000
Relationships between site characteristics, farming system and biodiversity on Australian mixed farms
Kerry Bridle, Margy Fitzgerald, David Green, Janet Smith, Peter McQuillan, Ted Lefroy - Volume 49(10)
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:42 +1000

Australasian Plant Disease Notes

Cylindrocarpon destructans, causing root and rhizome rot in Rumohra adiantiformis
H. E. P. Palmucci, P. E. Grijalba - Volume 4(1)
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:59 +1000
First report of stem rot of Helichrysum bracteatum by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brazil
L. L. Duarte, R. W. Barreto - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:58 +1000
First report of gray mould caused by Botrytis cinerea on bleeding-hart (Clerodendron splendens) in Brazil
D. M. Macedo, R. W. Barreto - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:57 +1000
Detection of Pantoea ananatis, causal agent of leaf spot disease of maize, in Mexico
R. Pérez-y-Terrón, M. C. Villegas, A. Cuellar, J. Muñoz-Rojas, M. Castañeda-Lucio, I. Hernández-Lucas, R. Bustillos-Cristales, L. Bautista-Sosa, J. A. Munive, R. Caicedo-Rivas, L. E. Fuentes-Ramírez - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:56 +1000
First report of the pitch canker fungus Fusarium circinatum affecting Pinus taeda seedlings in Uruguay
R. Alonso, L. Bettucci - Volume 4(1)
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:55 +1000
First report of Tuberose mild mosaic potyvirus from tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) in India
S. K. Raj, S. K. Snehi, S. Kumar, T. Ram, A. K. Goel - Volume 4(1)
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:54 +1000
Botrytis disease of kiwifruit in Turkey
A. Karakaya, H. Bayraktar - Volume 4(1)
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:53 +1000
Pratylenchus species in pastures in the South East Region of South Australia
Ian T. Riley, Jackie M. Nobbs, Herdina, Alan C. McKay - Volume 4(1)
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:52 +1000
First report of leaf spot disease on Ficus elastica caused by Phoma glomerata in Iran
B. Aghapour, K. B. Fotouhifar, A. Ahmadpour, K. Ghazanfari - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:51 +1000
Black mildew disease on the neotropical medicinal shrub Pothomorphe umbellata in Brazil, caused by Irenopsis tortuosa var. potomorphes
D. B. Pinho, O. L. Pereira, A. Nicoli, J. Honorato-Junior, C. A. D. Bragança - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:50 +1000
First report of sweet wormwood leaf blight disease in India
J. N. Samanta, B. D. Solanki, K. Mandal - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:49 +1000
Stem rot, a new disease of potato in West Bengal, India
S. Dutta, P. P. Ghosh, S. P. Kuiry - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:48 +1000
First report of Corynespora cassiicola causing leaf and berry spots on Coffea canephora in Brazil
A. F. Souza, H. Costa, L. Zambolim, C. Mendes, R. L. Freitas, E. M. Zambolim, W. C. Jesus Junior, O. L. Pereira - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:47 +1000
First report of Coniothyrium minitans, a mycoparasite of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, in Iran
M. R. Ojaghian - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:46 +1000
First report of anthracnose of Acacia in Australia
H. Golzar - Volume 4(1)
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:45 +1000
First report of Alternaria bunch rot of grapevines in Slovakia
Ľ. Kakalíková, E. Jankura, A. Šrobárová - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:44 +1000
First record of Cryptosporiopsis actinidiae in Australia
E. M. Davison, J. H. Cunnington, F. C. S. Tay - Volume 4(1)
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:43 +1000
First molecular detection and identification of a potyvirus associated with severe mosaic disease of amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybridum Hort.) in India
S. K. Raj, S. K. Snehi, S. Kumar, M. S. Khan - Volume 4(1)
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:42 +1000

Australian Journal of Botany

Structural and cytochemical investigation of the leaf of silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium), a drought-resistant alien weed of the Greek flora
Nikolaos S. Christodoulakis, Paraskevi-Niki Lampri, Costas Fasseas - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:59 +1000
An evergreen neotropical savanna tree (Gochnatia polymorpha, Asteraceae) produces different dry- and wet-season leaf types
Davi R. Rossatto, Rosana M. Kolb - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:58 +1000
Identification of chromosomal deficiency by flow cytometry and cytogenetics in mutant tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, Solanaceae) plants
Isane Vera Karsburg, Carlos Roberto Carvalho, Wellington Ronildo Clarindo - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:57 +1000
Physiological responses in Macadamia integrifolia on exposure to manganese treatment
D. R. Fernando, A. J. M. Baker, I. E. Woodrow - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:56 +1000
Coexistence of shrubs and grass in a semi-arid landscape: a case study of mulga (Acacia aneura, Mimosaceae) shrublands embedded in fire-prone spinifex (Triodia pungens, Poaceae) hummock grasslands
Anstee M. M. Nicholas, Donald C. Franklin, David M. J. S. Bowman - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:55 +1000
Stomatal plugs and their impact on fungal invasion in Agathis robusta
Mansour A. Mohammadian, Robert S. Hill, Jennifer R. Watling - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:54 +1000
Using hierarchies of cause to inform conservation of a naturally rare but critically endangered shrub Lasiopetalum pterocarpum (Malvaceae s.l.)
C. F. Wilkins, P. G. Ladd, B. J. Vincent, A. D. Crawford, L. W. Sage - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:53 +1000
Essential oil variation in Eucalyptus crebra, E. melanophloia (Myrtaceae) and their hybrids
Joseph J. Brophy, Paul I. Forster, Robert J. Goldsack, D. Brynn Hibbert, Acharaporn Punruckvong - Volume 57(5)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:52 +1000
Biology and natural history of Caladenia
Kingsley Dixon, Raymond L. Tremblay - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:51 +1000
Biogeography of Caladenia (Orchidaceae), with special reference to the South-west Australian Floristic Region
Ryan D. Phillips, Gary Backhouse, Andrew P. Brown, Stephen D. Hopper - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:50 +1000
Implications of pollination by food and sexual deception for pollinator specificity, fruit set, population genetics and conservation of Caladenia (Orchidaceae)
Ryan D. Phillips, Renate Faast, Colin C. Bower, Graham R. Brown, Rod Peakall - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:49 +1000
Investigating DNA barcoding options for the identification of Caladenia (Orchidaceae) species
Lachlan Farrington, Phyllis MacGillivray, Renate Faast, Andrew Austin - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:48 +1000
Population dynamics of Caladenia: Bayesian estimates of transition and extinction probabilities
Raymond L. Tremblay, Maria-Eglée Perez, Matthew Larcombe, Andrew Brown, Joe Quarmby, Doug Bickerton, Garry French, Andrew Bould - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:47 +1000
Propagation and reintroduction of Caladenia
Magali Wright, Rob Cross, Kingsley Dixon, Tien Huynh, Ann Lawrie, Les Nesbitt, Andrew Pritchard, Nigel Swarts, Richard Thomson - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:46 +1000
Demographic variation between populations of Caladenia orientalis – a fire-managed threatened orchid
Fiona Coates, Michael Duncan - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:45 +1000
Dormancy in Caladenia: a Bayesian approach to evaluating latency
Raymond L. Tremblay, Maria-Eglée Perez, Matthew Larcombe, Andrew Brown, Joe Quarmby, Doug Bickerton, Garry French, Andrew Bould - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:44 +1000
Bees and white spiders: unravelling the pollination syndrome of Caladenia rigida (Orchidaceae)
Renate Faast, Lachlan Farrington, José M. Facelli, Andrew D. Austin - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:43 +1000
Grazing orchids: impact of florivory on two species of Caladenia (Orchidaceae)
Renate Faast, José M. Facelli - Volume 57(4)
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:42 +1000

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Sequential indicator simulation and indicator kriging estimation of 3-dimensional soil textures
Y. He, D. Chen, B. G. Li, Y. F. Huang, K. L. Hu, Y. Li, I. R. Willett - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:59 +1000
Nutrient losses under simulated rainfall from pasture plots in the Great Lakes District, New South Wales
Michael G. Jones, R. Willem Vervoort, Julie Cattle - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:58 +1000
Combined effects of organic matter and pH on acute toxicity of cadmium to Paronychiurus kimi (Collembola): Development of response surface model
Jino Son, Hyung-ho Mo, Key-il Shin, Mun Il Ryoo, Kijong Cho - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:57 +1000
Digital soil class mapping using legacy soil profile data: a comparison of a genetic algorithm and classification tree approach
M. A. Nelson, I. O. A. Odeh - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:56 +1000
An expert system to predict intricate saline–sodic subsoil patterns in upland South Australia
M. Thomas, R. W. Fitzpatrick, G. S. Heinson - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:55 +1000
Soil organic carbon and physical quality as influenced by long-term application of residue and mineral fertiliser in the North China Plain
Zhangliu Du, Shufu Liu, Kejiang Li, Tusheng Ren - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:54 +1000
Characterising and improving the deteriorating trends in soil physical quality under banana
V. Rasiah, J. D. Armour, P. W. Moody, A. B. Pattison, S. Lindsay, S. Florentine - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:53 +1000
A procedure for mapping the depth to the texture contrast horizon of duplex soils in south-western Australia using ground penetrating radar, GPS and kriging
M. A. Simeoni, P. D. Galloway, A. J. O'Neil, R. J. Gilkes - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:52 +1000
Effect of fertilisation on carbon sequestration in soybean–wheat rotation under two contrasting soils and management practices in the Indian Himalayas
Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Ved Prakash, S. Kundu, S. C. Pandey, A. K. Srivastva, H. S. Gupta - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:51 +1000
Losses of nitrogen in surface runoff from a plantation horticulture farm in coastal Queensland, Australia
Peter R. Stork, David J. Lyons, Michael J. Bell - Volume 47(6)
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:50 +1000
Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from soil are reduced following afforestation of pasture lands in three contrasting climatic zones
D. E. Allen, D. S. Mendham, Bhupinderpal-Singh, A. Cowie, W. Wang, R. C. Dalal, R. J. Raison - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:49 +1000
Phosphate adsorption at variable charge soil/water interfaces as influenced by ionic strength
Yong Wang, Jun Jiang, Ren-kou Xu, Diwakar Tiwari - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:48 +1000
Effects of application of poppy waste on spinach yields, soil properties, and soil carbon sequestration in southern Tasmania
M. A. Hardie, W. E. Cotching - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:47 +1000
Micronutrient fractionation and plant availability in bauxite-processing residue sand
Chitdeshwari Thiyagarajan, I. R. Phillips, B. Dell, Richard W. Bell - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:46 +1000
Spectroscopic behaviour of 14C-labeled humic acids in a long-term field experiment with three cropping systems
Michael Tatzber, Michael Stemmer, Heide Spiegel, Christian Katzlberger, Franz Zehetner, Georg Haberhauer, Elena Garcia-Garcia, Martin H. Gerzabek - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:45 +1000
Soil quality and plant yield under dryland and irrigated winter forage crops grazed by sheep or cattle
D. J. Houlbrooke, R. J. Paton, J. D. Morton, R. P. Littlejohn - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:44 +1000
Multivariate and geostatistical analysis of wetland soil salinity in nested areas of the Yellow River Delta
M. Yang, S. L. Liu, Z. F. Yang, T. Sun, Robert Beazley - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:43 +1000
Soil nematode community succession in stabilised sand dunes in the Tengger Desert, China
Dejuan Zhi, Wenbin Nan, Xiaoxia Ding, Qinjian Xie, Hongyu Li - Volume 47(5)
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:42 +1000

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Crop and Pasture Science

Effects of perennial species on the demography of annual grass weeds in pastures subject to seasonal drought and grazing
K. N. Tozer, D. F. Chapman, R. D. Cousens, P. E. Quigley, P. M. Dowling, G. A. Kearney, C. A. Cameron - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:59 +1000
Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers. 1. Changing intervention concepts during 17 years of action research
R. L. McCown, P. S. Carberry, Z. Hochman, N. P. Dalgliesh, M. A. Foale - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:58 +1000
Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers. 2. Pragmatic provision of soil information for paddock-specific simulation and farmer decision making
N. P. Dalgliesh, M. A. Foale, R. L. McCown - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:57 +1000
Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers. 4. Yield Prophet® helps farmers monitor and manage crops in a variable climate
Z. Hochman, H. van Rees, P. S. Carberry, J. R. Hunt, R. L. McCown, A. Gartmann, D. Holzworth, S. van Rees, N. P. Dalgliesh, W. Long, A. S. Peake, P. L. Poulton, T. McClelland - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:56 +1000
Difference in yield and persistence among perennial forages used by the dairy industry under optimum and deficit irrigation
J. S. Neal, W. J. Fulkerson, R. Lawrie, I. M. Barchia - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:55 +1000
Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers. 3. Relevance of APSIM to commercial crops
P. S. Carberry, Z. Hochman, J. R. Hunt, N. P. Dalgliesh, R. L. McCown, J. P. M. Whish, M. J. Robertson, M. A. Foale, P. L. Poulton, H. van Rees - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:54 +1000
Response to selection for grazing tolerance in winter-active populations of phalaris (Phalaris aquatica L.). 2. Correlated response in yield potential, plant characteristics, and alkaloid levels
R. A. Culvenor, S. P. Boschma, K. F. M. Reed - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:53 +1000
Response to selection for grazing tolerance in winter-active populations of phalaris (Phalaris aquatica L.). 1. Persistence under grazing in three environments
R. A. Culvenor, S. P. Boschma, K. F. M. Reed - Volume 60(11)
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:52 +1000
A model for incorporating novel alleles from the primary gene pool into elite crop breeding programs while reselecting major genes for domestication or adaptation
W. A. Cowling, B. J. Buirchell, D. E. Falk - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:51 +1000
Phosphorus accumulation by field-grown canola crops and the potential for deep phosphorus placement in a Mediterranean-type climate
Terry J. Rose, Zed Rengel, Qifu Ma, John W. Bowden - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:50 +1000
Incidence and type of cracking in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) are affected by genotype and season
P. F. Measham, S. A. Bound, A. J. Gracie, S. J. Wilson - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:49 +1000
Changes in soil mineral nitrogen, nitrogen leached, and surface pH under annual and perennial pasture species
B. S. Dear, J. M. Virgona, G. A. Sandral, A. D. Swan, S. Morris - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:48 +1000
Performance of 7 Australian native grasses from the temperate zone under a range of cutting and fertiliser regimes
Z. N. Nie, R. P. Zollinger, J. L. Jacobs - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:47 +1000
Short-term management and stocking rate effects of grazing sheep on herbage quality and productivity of Inner Mongolia steppe
P. Schönbach, H. Wan, A. Schiborra, M. Gierus, Y. Bai, K. Müller, T. Glindemann, C. Wang, A. Susenbeth, F. Taube - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:46 +1000
Growth and phenology of winter wheat and oats in a dual-purpose management system
W. M. Kelman, H. Dove - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:45 +1000
Climate change effects on pasture systems in south-eastern Australia
B. R. Cullen, I. R. Johnson, R. J. Eckard, G. M. Lodge, R. G. Walker, R. P. Rawnsley, M. R. McCaskill - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:44 +1000
Effects of depth and time of sowing and over-wintering on tropical perennial grass seedling emergence in northern New South Wales
G. M. Lodge, S. Harden - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:43 +1000
Relationship between growth rate and the development of hollow stem in broccoli
M. Boersma, A. J. Gracie, P. H. Brown - Volume 60(10)
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:42 +1000
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