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USING GOATS TO REDUCE HOPBUSH (DODONEA viscosa var. attenuata) DENSITY.
Author
Torpy, C.M.
Muir, S.J.
Stanton, R.A.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
1992
Body

Up to 90 % mortality in hopbush, ( Dodonea viscosa) was achieved by stocking 1 goat /ha for three years. The mortality rate was lower in shrubs that had been only partially defoliated (35 %) or completely defoliated for only short periods (65 %).

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Conference Name
7th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference
Keywords
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