Simulation of a legume ley farming system in northern Australia using the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator

An innovative ley farming system, involving cereal crops grown in rotation with pasture legumes, has been tentatively adopted by farmers in the semi-arid tropics of northern Australia. Yet, after more than a decade of experimental research, the long-term

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