dc.contributor |
Rogers, VE |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-12-10T12:33:55Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-12-10T12:33:55Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1981 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
The Rangeland Journal (1981) 3(1): 99-105 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1036-9872 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/4648 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Dry matter production and plant density were measured after seeding lucerne: (Medicago rarii'a) into grassland at two sites in New South Wales having inearl annual rainfalls of 292 and 425 mm. Various methods of minimal tillage establishment were used. Sod-seeding failed to produce a satisfactory stand at either site, even where herbicide had been applied. Survival was best when lucerne was sown in furrows 15 cm wide, the lucerne density after five years being 8 plants ~n'~, or 80,000 plants ha-'. This treat- ment was also superior in dry matter production to the use of furrows of 5 and 10 an width, or to seeding after a single cultivation. The effect on production of a herbicide applied at sowing decreased with increasing width of furrow. The results of this study could also be relevant to the establishment of other species under rangeland conditions. |
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dc.publisher |
CSIRO Publishing |
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dc.source.uri |
http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=RJ9810099.pdf |
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dc.title |
Establishment and survival of lucerne in a semi-arid environment. |
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dc.type |
Research |
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dc.description.version |
Journal article |
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dc.identifier.volume |
3 |
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dc.identifier.page |
99-105 |
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dc.identifier.issue |
1 |
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