Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
In south-western Australia 10% or 1.8 million ha of the farmed area is affected by dryland salinity and a further 6 million ha are at risk of salinity (NLWRA, 2001). Animal production from saltbush (Atriplex spp.)-based pasture systems represents the most likely large-scale opportunity for productive use of saline land in the short to medium term. Feeding saltbush-based pastures as a maintenance feed during the prolonged autumn feed gap typical in Mediterranean-type climates maximises their economic value. The aim of this study was to explore the diversity and nutritive value of plants that typically persist in saltbush-based saltland pastures.
Citation
Norman, Hayley C.; Dynes, R. A.; and Masters, D. G., "Diversity and Variation in Nutritive Value of Plants Growing on 2 Saline Sites in Southwestern Australia" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 223.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/223
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Diversity and Variation in Nutritive Value of Plants Growing on 2 Saline Sites in Southwestern Australia
In south-western Australia 10% or 1.8 million ha of the farmed area is affected by dryland salinity and a further 6 million ha are at risk of salinity (NLWRA, 2001). Animal production from saltbush (Atriplex spp.)-based pasture systems represents the most likely large-scale opportunity for productive use of saline land in the short to medium term. Feeding saltbush-based pastures as a maintenance feed during the prolonged autumn feed gap typical in Mediterranean-type climates maximises their economic value. The aim of this study was to explore the diversity and nutritive value of plants that typically persist in saltbush-based saltland pastures.
