The recent IPCC Fourth Assessment report concluded that Australia has significant vulnerability to the changes in temperature and rainfall projected under climate change (Hennessy et al. 2007). Agriculture and natural resources were two of the key sectors identified as likely to be affected strongly. Extensive grazing is by far the most widespread agricultural land use in Australia. Most of the...

genus onobrychis comprised of many cultivated as well as wild species is adapted to different regions of iran. this study was conducted to evaluate the karyotype characteristics of seven onobrychis species, employing the analysis of metaphase chromosomes of mitotic cells. results revealed that the species o. melanotricha (from semirom and feriedan)‚ o. sativa (from arak and boroujen) with 2n=28...

sugar beet cultivation is of great importance in isfahan province. powdery mildew is a major limiting factor to sugar beet. to evaluate powdery mildew status in sugar beet fields, samples were collected from main sugar beet growing areas including, isfahan, semirom, farydan and komsheche during 2009-10. in order to determine the disease severity, in each region, samples were taken at six growth...

Rangeland ecosystems cover approximately one-third of the land area in the United States and half of the land area of California. This large land area, coupled with the propensity of grasses to allocate a considerable proportion of their photosynthate belowground, leads to high soil carbon (C) sequestration potential. Annual grasslands typical of the Mediterranean climates of the western United...

Over more than a century there has been debate about the interactions of kangaroos and introduced domestic stock, especially sheep, in the semi-arid and arid rangelands. The potential for competition between the species is still controversial, with pastoralists generally assuming that exploitative competition is a continuing feature of the rangelands, with competition by kangaroos leading to re...

It is critical for managers to understand the basic fundamental differences of managing introduced and rangeland forages. In the eastern part of Texas, introduced species dominate forage-based livestock production systems. As you move west of the IH35 corridor from Denton to San Antonio and then west of IH37 from San Antonio to Corpus Christi, however, you will notice few introduced species are...