Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (7), 2012

Contents:
    

‘Haying-off' in wheat is predicted to increase under a future climate in south-eastern Australia

J. G. Nuttall, G. J. O'Leary, N. Khimashia, S. Asseng, G. Fitzgerald and R. Norton


Pyramiding adult-plant powdery mildew resistance QTLs in bread wheat

B. Bai, Z. H. He, M. A. Asad, C. X. Lan, Y. Zhang, X. C. Xia, J. Yan, X. M. Chen and C. S. Wang


Large-scale density-based screening for pea weevil resistance in advanced backcross lines derived from cultivated field pea (Pisum sativum) and Pisum fulvum

N. Aryamanesh, O. Byrne, D. C. Hardie, T. Khan, K. H. M. Siddique and G. Yan


Expression and inheritance of perenniality and other qualitative traits in hybrids between mungbean cultivars and Australian wild accessions

Thuan D. Nguyen, R. J. Lawn and L. M. Bielig


Growth, recovery, and yield of dual-purpose canola (Brassica napus) in the medium-rainfall zone of south-eastern Australia

Jeffrey I. McCormick, Jim M. Virgona and John A. Kirkegaard


Agronomic and economic evaluation of irrigation strategies on cotton lint yield in Australia

Davide Cammarano, José Payero, Bruno Basso, Paul Wilkens and Peter Grace


Phenotypic variation for productivity and drought tolerance is widespread in germplasm collections of Australian Cullen species

R. G. Bennett, T. D. Colmer, D. Real, M. Renton and M. H. Ryan


Amelioration of root disease of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) by mineral nutrients

Tiernan A. O'Rourke, Megan H. Ryan, Tim T. Scanlon, Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam and Martin J. Barbetti


Assessment of an indirect technique to predict hay and silage storage dry matter losses through Monte Carlo simulation

G. Jaurena

        
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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (6), 2012

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The future of grain legumes in cropping systems

Thomas R. Sinclair and Vincent Vadez


Genomic analysis of carbon isotope discrimination, photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, and grain yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water-stressed conditions

Shahram Mohammady, Roghayeh Aminian, Sadolla Hoshmand and Mahmood Khodombashi


Dual-purpose use of winter wheat in western China: cutting time and nitrogen application effects on phenology, forage production, and grain yield

L. H. Tian, L. W. Bell, Y. Y. Shen and J. P. M. Whish


Soil clay content, rainfall, and toposequence positions determining spatial variation in field water availability as estimated by a water balance model for rainfed lowland rice

T. Inthavong, M. Tsubo and S. Fukai


Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for adult-plant resistance to powdery mildew in Italian wheat cultivar Libellula

M. A. Asad, B. Bai, C. X. Lan, J. Yan, X. C. Xia, Y. Zhang and Z. H. He


Phenotyping of traits imparting drought tolerance in lentil

J. Kumar, P. S. Basu, E. Srivastava, S. K. Chaturvedi, N. Nadarajan and S. Kumar


The extent and cost of mallee–crop competition in unharvested carbon sequestration and harvested mallee biomass agroforestry systems

R. A. Sudmeyer, T. Daniels, H. Jones and D. Huxtable


Comparative studies on reproductive structures in four amphicarpic tropical Phaseoleae legumes

P. Saravana Kumar, R. J. Lawn and L. M. Bielig


Preliminary assessment of bladder clover (Trifolium spumosum L.) as an annual legume for ley farming systems in southern Australia

Angelo Loi, Brad J. Nutt, John G. Howieson, Ron. J. Yates and Hayley C. Norman

 
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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (5), 2012

Contents:
    

Virus diseases of annual pasture legumes: incidences, losses, epidemiology, and management

Roger A. C. Jones


High temperature tolerance in chickpea and its implications for plant improvement

V. Devasirvatham, D. K. Y. Tan, P. M. Gaur, T. N. Raju and R. M. Trethowan


Refining crop and livestock management for dual-purpose spring canola (Brassica napus)

J. A. Kirkegaard, S. J. Sprague, P. J. Hamblin, J. M. Graham and J. M. Lilley


The role of alkaloids in conferring aphid resistance in yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus L.)

Kedar Nath Adhikari, Owain Rhys Edwards, Shaofang Wang, Thomas James Ridsdill-Smith and Bevan Buirchell


Non-target site mechanism of metribuzin tolerance in induced tolerant mutants of narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.)

Gang Pan, Ping Si, Qin Yu, Jumin Tu and Stephen Powles


Genotype×environment interactions in sugarcane between China and Australia

Xuekuan Chen, Phillip Jackson, Wankuan Shen, Haihua Deng, Yuanhong Fan, Qiwei Li, Fengduo Hu, Xianming Wei and Jiayong Liu


Agronomic and environmental drivers of population size and symbiotic performance of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae in Mediterranean-type environments

E. A. Drew, M. D. Denton, V. O. Sadras and R. A. Ballard


Phenological development and grain yield of canola as affected by sowing date and climate variation in the Yangtze River Basin of China

Sha Wang, Enli Wang, Fei Wang and Liang Tang


Photosynthesis of barley awns does not play a significant role in grain yield under terminal drought

Shahab Maddah Hosseini, Kazem Poustini, Kadambot H. M. Siddique and Jairo A. Palta



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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (4), 2012

Contents:

Genetic diversity among a founder parent and widely grown wheat cultivars derived from the same origin based on morphological traits and microsatellite markers

X. J. Li, X. Xu, X. M. Yang, X. Q. Li, W. H. Liu, A. N. Gao and L. H. Li


The storage protein activator gene Spa-B1 and grain quality traits in southern Australian wheat breeding programs

H. A. Eagles, Karen Cane, Marie Appelbee, Haydn Kuchel, R. F. Eastwood and P. J. Martin


Greenhouse gas emissions profile for 1 tonne of wheat produced in Central Zone (East) New South Wales: a life cycle assessment approach

Philippa Brock, Patrick Madden, Graeme Schwenke and David Herridge


Oil yield components and oil quality of high stearic-high oleic sunflower genotypes as affected by intercepted solar radiation during grain filling

Roberto D. Martínez, Natalia G. Izquierdo, Raúl González Belo, Luis A. N. Aguirrezábal, Fernando Andrade and Roberto Reid


Identifying resistance genes to Leptosphaeria maculans in Australian Brassica napus cultivars based on reactions to isolates with known avirulence genotypes

Steve J. Marcroft, Vicki L. Elliott, Anton J. Cozijnsen, Phillip A. Salisbury, Barbara J. Howlett and Angela P. Van de Wouw


Resistance of standing milkvetch (Astragalus adsurgens) varieties to Embellisia astragali

B. H. Yu, Z. B. Nan, Y. Z. Li and H. L. Lin


Drought-tolerance indices in a tall fescue population and its polycross progenies

Maryam Ebrahimiyan, Mohammad Mahdi Majidi, Aghafakhr Mirlohi and Mahdi Gheysari


Selection for late flowering and greater number of basal branches increases the leaf dry matter yield in Melilotus albus Desr.

J. M. Zabala, G. Schrauf, J. Baudracco, J. Giavedoni, O. Quaino and P. Rush


Agronomic value and morphophysiological diversity of non-Ladino Italian white clover wild populations compared with variety germplasm

P. Annicchiarico


Climatic conditions for seedling recruitment within perennial grass swards in south-eastern Australia

R. Thapa, D. R. Kemp and M. L. Mitchell

      
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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (3), 2012

Contents:

   
Foreword to 'CCRSPI Conference Synthesis Papers'

Michael Robinson


Introduction to 'CCRSPI Conference Synthesis Papers'

Craig Burns


Livestock production in a changing climate: adaptation and mitigation research in Australia

Beverley Henry, Ed Charmley, Richard Eckard, John B. Gaughan and Roger Hegarty


Climate change through the farming systems lens: challenges and opportunities for farming in Australia

Peter Hayman, Lauren Rickards, Richard Eckard and Deirdre Lemerle


Australia's landscapes in a changing climate—caution, hope, inspiration, and transformation

Jason Alexandra


Synthesis paper on socioeconomic factors relating to agriculture and community development

Margaret Alston


Transformational adaptation: agriculture and climate change

L. Rickards and S. M. Howden


Plant adaptation to climate change—opportunities and priorities in breeding

Scott C. Chapman, Sukumar Chakraborty, M. Fernanda Dreccer and S. Mark Howden


Soils and climate change: potential impacts on carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions, and future research for Australian agriculture

J. A. Baldock, I. Wheeler, N. McKenzie and A. McBrateny


Greenhouse gas accounting for inventory, emissions trading and life cycle assessment in the land-based sector: a review

Annette Cowie, Richard Eckard and Sandra Eady


Epilogue – Future challenges for the national climate change research strategy

Richard Eckard, Alison Kelly and Snow Barlow


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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (2), 2012

Contents:

Breeding lucerne for persistence

J. H. Bouton


Perennial ryegrass breeding in New Zealand: A dairy industry perspective

Julia M. Lee, Cory Matthew, Errol R. Thom and David F. Chapman


Evaluation of a reduced-tillering (tin) gene in wheat lines grown across different production environments

J. H. Mitchell, S. C. Chapman, G. J. Rebetzke, D. G. Bonnett and S. Fukai


Adaptation analysis of diversity in adzuki germplasm introduced into Australia

R. J. Redden, P. M. Kroonenberg and K. E. Basford


Assessment of gene flow in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) under field conditions in Australia using phenotypic and genetic markers

J. A. De Lucas, J. W. Forster, K. F. Smith and G. C. Spangenberg


Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve the growth and nodulation of the annual legume messina (Melilotus siculus) under saline and non-saline conditions

B. A. L. Wilson, G. J. Ash and J. D. I. Harper


Dry matter allocation in Medicago arborea and Medicago citrina in response to drought and defoliation

Elkadri Lefi, Miquel A. Conesa, Josep Cifre, Javier Gulías and Hipólito Medrano

       
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Crop & Pasture Science - 63 (1), 2012

Contents:

   
Break-crop benefits to wheat in Western Australia – insights from over three decades of research

Mark Seymour, John A. Kirkegaard, Mark B. Peoples, Peter F. White and Robert J. French


Yield performance of late-maturing winter canola (Brassica napus L.) types in the High Rainfall Zone of southern Australia

Penny Riffkin, Trent Potter and Gavin Kearney


Water and thermal regimes for field pea in Australia and their implications for breeding

V. O. Sadras, L. Lake, K. Chenu, L. S. McMurray and A. Leonforte


Growth dynamics and agronomic-economic benefits of pea–oat and pea–barley intercrops

Christos A. Dordas, Dimitrios N. Vlachostergios and Anastasios S. Lithourgidis


Does phosphorus stimulate the effect of elevated [CO2] on growth and symbiotic nitrogen fixation of grain and pasture legumes?

Shu Kee Lam, Deli Chen, Rob Norton and Roger Armstrong


A modelling analysis to identify plant traits for enhanced water-use efficiency of pasture

T. A. White and V. O. Snow


Resistance of pasture production to projected climate changes in south-eastern Australia

B. R. Cullen, R. J. Eckard and R. P. Rawnsley


Seed production, mass, germinability, and subsequent seedling growth responses to parental warming environment in Leymus chinensis

Song Gao, Junfeng Wang, Zhijing Zhang, Gang Dong and Jixun Guo

        
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