
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Milthorpe, PL 
A1  - Dann, PR 
T1  - Production from tagasaste (<I>Chamaecytisus palmensis</I>) at four contrasting sites in New South Wales
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1991
VL  - 31
IS  - 5
SP  - 639
EP  - 644
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9910639 
N2  - In 1985, experiments were conducted at 4 localities in south-eastern and central New South Wales, to assess the production potential of tagasaste. The results were disappointing: 2 experiments failed to establish because of soil waterlogging, while production from the other 2 sites was only intermittent. Annual dry matter production did not exceed 3 t/ha at Condobolin or 5 t/ha at Yass. Although survival of established plants was good, production was limited by prolonged dry periods at Condobolin and by low temperatures during winter at Yass. Tagasaste is costly to establish (up to $A500/ha) and difficult to manage. In our environments, conventional pastures or fodder crops which require simpler management would probably out-produce tagasaste at most times during the experimental period. 
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