Soil degradation, perennial pasture decline and inedible shrub encroachment
are common forms of land degradation north west of Bourke NSW.
An experiment to investigate the merits of various land rehabilitation
treatments was commenced in April 1991. Treatments involve combinations of
bladeploughing, destocking and the sowing of Cenchrus spp..
Rainfall has been very limited. However, early results suggest that
bladeploughing, as a one off treatment, is unlikely to bring about long term
improvement in land condition. The treatment yielding best pasture biomass
after eleven months combines bladeploughing with concurrent sowing of Cenchrus
and subsequent total destocking.
Full-text publications from the Australian Rangelands Society (ARS) Biennial Conference Proceedings (1997-), Rangeland Journal (ARS/CSIRO; 1976-), plus videos and other resources about the rangelands of Australia.