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Evolution of the GRAZPLAN decision support tools and adoption by the grazing industry in temperate Australia

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  • Donnelly, J. R.
  • Freer, M.
  • Salmon, L.
  • Moore, A. D.
  • Simpson, R. J.
  • Dove, H.
  • Bolger, T. P.

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  • Donnelly, J. R. & Freer, M. & Salmon, L. & Moore, A. D. & Simpson, R. J. & Dove, H. & Bolger, T. P., 2002. "Evolution of the GRAZPLAN decision support tools and adoption by the grazing industry in temperate Australia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 74(1), pages 115-139, October.
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    1. Moore, A. D. & Donnelly, J. R. & Freer, M., 1997. "GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises. III. Pasture growth and soil moisture submodels, and the GrassGro DSS," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 55(4), pages 535-582, December.
    2. Donnelly, J. R. & Moore, A. D. & Freer, M., 1997. "GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises--I. Overview of the GRAZPLAN project, and a description of the MetAccess and LambAlive DSS," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 54(1), pages 57-76, May.
    3. Freer, M. & Moore, A. D. & Donnelly, J. R., 1997. "GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises--II. The animal biology model for feed intake, production and reproduction and the GrazFeed DSS," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 54(1), pages 77-126, May.
    4. Donnelly, J. R. & Freer, M. & Moore, A. D., 1998. "Using the GrassGro decision support tool to evaluate some objective criteria for the definition of exceptional drought," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 57(3), pages 301-313, July.
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