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Exploring the green break of season and green date over northern Australia

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  • Naha, Rajashree
  • Cowan, Tim
  • Wheeler, Matthew C.
  • Owens, Jyoteshna
  • Cobon, David
  • Jarvis, Chelsea
  • O’Reagain, Peter

Abstract

In northern Australia, livestock production relies heavily on dryland pastures, whose growth is strongly controlled by wet season rainfall. Knowledge of the likely timing of the first productive pasture after the long dry season – marked by the green cover onset (GCO) - can help graziers establish an appropriate stocking rate based on the available fodder at the end of the previous growing season.

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  • Naha, Rajashree & Cowan, Tim & Wheeler, Matthew C. & Owens, Jyoteshna & Cobon, David & Jarvis, Chelsea & O’Reagain, Peter, 2026. "Exploring the green break of season and green date over northern Australia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:231:y:2026:i:c:s0308521x25002665
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104526
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