New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research abstracts
Regional research on native grasses and native
grass-based pastures
DENYS GARDEN
NSW Agriculture
P. O. Box 1600
Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia
CHRISTINE JONES
Department of Botany
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351
Australia
DOUG FRIEND
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
P. O. Box 46
Kings Meadow, Tasmania 7249
Australia
MEREDITH MITCHELL
Agriculture Victoria
Rutherglen Research Institute
Chiltern Valley Rd
Rutherglen, Vic 3685
Australia
PETER FAIRBROTHER
Primary Industries (SA)
Flaxley Agricultural Centre
P. O. Box 1571
Flaxley, South Australia 5153
Abstract This review covers research carried out on native
grass pastures in moist temperate Australia. Such pastures extend from southern
Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to south-eastern South
Australia. Other areas occur in Tasmania and south-western Western Australia.
Changes to the original composition resulting from agricultural practices are
briefly described. Research on native grasses and native grass pastures in
various regions since 1990 is reviewed in detail. Research currently in
progress is outlined and suggestions are made for future research on native
grasses. The need to correct the imbalance between research on exotic and
native pasture species is emphasised.
Keywords native pastures; native grasses; perennial grasses;
grasslands; woodlands; vegetation; revegetation; botanical composition;
grazing; fertiliser; sheep camps; management; ecology; soil acidity; quality;
production; drought tolerance; germination; establishment; herbicides; survey;
domestication; amenity; Microlaena; Danthonia; Themeda;
Poa; Stipa; Aristida; Bothriochloa; Elymus
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1996, Vol. 39: 471-485
0028-8233/96/3904-0471 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand
1996
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