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Tasmanian Pasture Resource Audit: A review of the botanical composition of Tasmanian pastures in 2011 - Final Report

There has been concern from industry experts and stakeholders that the botanical composition of improved pastures in Tasmania is limiting the productivity of our grazing industries. Evidence suggests that a decline in the pasture resource has been occurring for many years, with regional studies across southern Australia including Tasmania in the 1990’s reporting a lack of sown improved pasture species. Numerous factors have been proposed to have contributed to the decline including; soil acidification, salinity, low pasture renovation rates, reduced fertiliser applications, and overgrazing amongst others. Tasmania has recently endured drought in the 2000’s, imposing further strains of overgrazing and moisture stresses on the depleted resource.

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Commissioning body

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture

Pagination

62

Department/School

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Publisher

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture

Place of publication

Hobart, Australia

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Sown pastures (excl. lucerne)

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