Carberry, P. ( 2009) Systems Research In Australian Agriculture – The APSRU Experience. Invited keynote Joint ASA-ESA Symposium on ―Farming Systems Design 2009‖ August 2009 in Monteray USA www.iemss.org/farmsys09
Carberry, PS; Gladwin, Christy Twomlow; Steve (2004) Linking Simulation Modelling to Participatory Research in Smallholder Farming Systems. In: Delve, RJ; Probert, ME (eds.), ACIAR Proceedings No. 114, pp 32-46. BOOK PDF
Probert, ME, Delve, RJ; Kimani, SK; Dimes, JP (2004) The APSIM Manure Module: Improvements in Predictability and Application to Laboratory Studies. In: Delve, RJ; Probert, ME (eds.), ACIAR Proceedings No. 114, pp 76-84. BOOK PDF
Keating, BA.; Carberry, P. S.; Hammer, G. L.; Probert, Mervyn E.; Robertson, M. J.; Holzworth, D.; Huth, N. I.; Hargreaves, J. N. G.; Meinke, H.; Hochman, Z.; McLean, G.; Verburg, K.; Snow, V. O.; Dimes, J. P.; Silburn, M.; Wang, E.; Brown, Stuart; Bristow, K. L.; Asseng, S.; Chapman, S. C.; McCown, R. L.; Freebairn, D. M., and Smith, C. J. (2003) An overview of APSIM, a model designed for farming systems simulation. European Journal of Agronomy 18:267-288. PDF
McCown, R.L., Carberry P, Hochman Z, Hargreaves D. (2003) A new role for hard science in soft Farming Systems Research: Learnings from ten years of facilitating farmers’ experimenting using a cropping systems simulator. Australian Farming Systems Conference, Toowoomba, Queensland, 7-11 Sep., 2003. PDF
Keating, B.A., Gaydon, D., Huth, N.I., Probert, M.E., Verburg, K., Smith, C.J. and Bond, W. (2003). Use of modelling to explore the water balance of dryland farming systems in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia. European Journal of Agronomy 18: 159-169
McCown, R.L., Hochman Z, Carberry P.S. (2002) Preface of Special Issue – Probing the enigma of the decision support system for farmers: Learning from experience and from theory. Agric. Systems 74, 1-10. PDF
McCown, R.L. (2002) Locating agricultural Decision Support Systems in the problematic history and socio-technical complexity of ‘models for management’. Agric. Systems 74, 11-25. PDF
McCown, R.L., Keating B, Carberry P, Hochman Z, Hargreaves D. (2002) The co-evolution of the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) and its use in Australian dryland cropping research and farm management intervention. In: Ahuja, LR, Ma, L, and Howell, TA (eds.), Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer, Lewis: Boca Raton, FLA, pp149-175. PDF
Carberry, P.S., Hochman, Z., McCown, R.L., Dalgliesh, N.P., Foale, M.A., Poulton, P.L., Hargreaves, J.G.N., Hargreaves, D.M.G., Cawthray, S., Hillcoat, N., Robertson, M.J. (2002) The FARMSCAPE approach to decision support: Farmers’, advisers’, researchers’ monitoring, simulation, communication, and performance evaluation. Agric. Systems 74, 141-178. PDF
McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Foale, M.A., 2001. Commentary on the final report for the LWRRDC/GRDC/RIRDC Project No. CTC3 “Market research for decision support for dryland crop production”. In: Shulman, A.D., Price, R.J., (Eds.). Case studies in increasing the adoption of sustainable resource management practices. LWRRDC Occasional Paper 04/99. p. 177-181. PDF
Keating, B.A., McCown, R.L. (2001). Advances in farming systems analysis and intervention. Agricultural Systems 70, 555-579. PDF
McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Foale, M.A., 2001. Commentary on the final report for the LWRRDC/GRDC/RIRDC Project No. CTC3 “Market research for decision support for dryland crop production”. In: Shulman, A.D., Price, R.J., (Eds.). Case studies in increasing the adoption of sustainable resource management practices. LWRRDC Occasional Paper 04/99. p. 177-181. PDF
McCown R.L. (2001) Farming Systems Research and Farming Practice. Invited Symposium Paper, Proceedings of the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, 2001. (http://www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2001/plenary/4/mccown.htm). PDF
McCown, R.L. (2001) Learning to bridge the gap between scientific decision support and the practice of farming: Evolution in paradigms of model-based research and intervention from design to dialogue. Australian J. Agric. Res. 52) 549-571 . PDF
Keating, B.A., McCown, R.L. (2001). Advances in farming systems analysis and intervention. Agricultural Systems 70, 555-579. PDF
McCown R.L. (2001) Farming Systems Research and Farming Practice. Invited Symposium Paper, Proceedings of the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, 2001. (http://www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2001/plenary/4/mccown.htm). PDF
Robertson, M. J., Carberry, P. S., and Lucy. M., 2000. Evaluation of a new cropping option using a participatory approach with on-farm monitoring and simulation: a case study of spring-sown mungbeans. Aust. J. Agric. Res., 51:1-12.
Hochman, Z, Coutts, J.A., Carberry, P.S., McCown, R.L. (2000) The FARMSCAPE experience: Simulations aid participative learning in risky farming systems in Australia. In: Cow up a Tree: Learning and Knowing Processes for Change in Agriculture. Case Studies from industrialised countries. M Cerf, D Gibbon, B Hubert, R Ison, J Jiggins, MS Paine, J Proost, N Roling (Eds), INRA Editions, Versailles Cedex, France, 2000, pp. 175-188. PDF
Hochman, Z, Coutts, J.A., Carberry, P.S., McCown, R.L. (2000) The FARMSCAPE experience: Simulations aid participative learning in risky farming systems in Australia. In: ‘Cow up a Tree: Learning and Knowing Processes for Change in Agriculture. Case Studies from industrialised countries (Eds) M Cerf, D Gibbon, B Hubert, R Ison, J Jiggins, MS Paine, J Proost, N Roling, INRA Editions, Versailles Cedex, France, 2000, pp. 175-188. PDF
Probert, M.E., Carberry, P.S., McCown, R.L. and Turpin, J.E. (1998) Simulation of legume-cereal rotations using APSIM. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 49, 317-27. PDF
McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Foale, M.A., Hochman, Z., Coutts, J.A. and Dalgliesh, N.P. (1998) The FARMSCAPE approach to farming systems research. In: Agronomy – Growing Greener Future: Proceedings of the 9th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 20-23 July 1998. (Eds D.L. Michalk and J.E. Pratley), pp.633-36. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Wagga Wagga, NSW) PDF
Probert, ME; Dimes, JP;Keating, BA; Dalal, RC; Strong, WM (1998) APSIM’s water and nitrogen modules and simualtion of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems Agric. Systems 56:1-28 PDF
Dalgliesh, N.P., Olm, N., Douglas, N. and McCown, R.L. (1998) Improving management using soil monitoring and simulation: a case study in co-operative learning. (Poster Paper). In: Agronomy – Growing Greener Future: Proceedings of the 9th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 20-23 July 1998. (Eds D.L. Michalk and J.E. Pratley), pp.791-92. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Wagga Wagga, NSW)
McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Foale, M.A., Hochman, Z., Coutts, J.A. and Dalgliesh, N.P. (1998) The FARMSCAPE approach to farming systems research. In: Agronomy – Growing Greener Future: Proceedings of the 9th Australian Society of Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 20-23 July 1998. (Eds D.L. Michalk and J.E. Pratley), pp.633-36. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Wagga Wagga, NSW) PDF
Foale, M.A., McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Hochman, Z. and Dalgliesh, N.P. (1998) Management of dryland farming systems in north-eastern Australia. How can scientists impact on farmers’ decision making? Agricultural Science, 10(3), 34-37.
Keating, B.A., Hammer, G.L., Carberry, P.S., Freebairn, D.M., Meinke, H.M. and McCown, R.L. (1997) APSIM’s contribution to the simulation of agricultural systems. Agronomy Abstracts. p.21.
McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Foale, M.A., Dalgliesh, N.P., Hochman, Z. and Coutts, J.A. (1997) Decision support for systems: back to basics in using simulation to assist farmers in managing crops and croplands in northern Australia. Agronomy Abstracts. p.21.
McCown, R.L., Hammer, G.L., Hargreaves, J.N.G., Holzworth, D.P. and Freebairn, D.M. (1996) APSIM: a novel software system for model development, model testing and simulation in agricultural systems research. Agricultural Systems, 50, 255-71. PDF
Winter, W.H., McCown, R.L. and Zuill, D. (1996) Legume-based pasture options for the live cattle trade from the Australian semiarid tropics. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 947-55. PDF
Thiagalingam, K., Dalgliesh, N.P. , Gould, N.S., McCown, R.L., Cogle, A.L. and Chapman, A.L. (1996) Comparison of no-tillage and conventional tillage in the development of sustainable farming systems in the semiarid tropics. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 995-1002. PDF
Gould, N.S., Peake, (the late) D.C.I., Dalgliesh, N.P. (1996) No-tillage planters for heavy-textured Alfisols in the semi-arid tropics of Australia. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 36, 957-70 PDF
Somervaille, A. J., Peake, D. C. I., Haydock, K. P., and McCown, R.L. (1996) Efficacy of glyphosate for the control of grasses prior to no-tillage cropping in the Australian semiarid tropics. In: Conservation Farming for the Semiarid Tropics. (Eds J.D. Sturtz and A.L. Chapman), pp.225-33. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Northern Territory Zone: Berrimah, NT) PDF
Peake, D. C. I., McCown, R.L., Gould, N. S., Jones, R. K., and Haydock, K. P. (1996) Evaluation of no-tillage planters for the semiarid tropics. In: Conservation Farming for the Semiarid Tropics. (Eds J.D. Sturtz and A.L. Chapman), pp.103-107. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Northern Territory Zone: Berrimah, NT) PDF
McCown, R.L., Hammer, G.L., Hargreaves, J.N.G., Holzworth, D.P. and Freebairn, D.M. (1996) APSIM: a novel software system for model development, model testing and simulation in agricultural systems research. Agricultural Systems, 50, 255-71. PDF
McCown, R.L. (1996) Being realistic about no-tillage, legume ley farming for the Australian semiarid tropics. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 1069-80. PDF
Jones, R.K., Probert, M.E., Dalgliesh, N.P. and McCown, R.L. (1996) Nitrogen inputs from a pasture legume in rotations with cereals in the semi-arid tropics of northern Australia: experimentation and modelling on a clay loam soil. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 985-94. PDF
Foale, M.A., Carberry, P.S., McCown, R.L., Probert, M.E., Dimes, J.P., Dalgliesh, N.P. and Lack, D. (1996) Farmers, advisers and researchers learning together better management of crops and croplands. In: Proceedings of the 8th Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, Queensland, January-February, 1996. (Ed. M. Asghar), pp.258-61. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Carlton, Vic.) PDF
Dimes, J.P., McCown, R.L. and Saffigna, P.G. (1996) Nitrogen supply to no-tillage crops, as influenced by mulch type, soil type and season, following pasture leys in the semiarid tropics. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 937-46. PDF
Dalgliesh, N. P. and McCown, R. L. (1996) Effect of mulch and tillage on water entry, water extraction, and crop yield at Katherine, Northern Territory. In: Conservation Farming for the Semiarid Tropics. (Eds J.D. Sturtz and A.L. Chapman), pp.133-43. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Northern Territory Zone: Berrimah, NT) PDF
Chapman, A.L. and McCown, R.L. (1996) Observations on the early growth and water relations of Leucaena leucocephala established for alley cropping on a red earth at Katherine, Northern Territory. In: Conservation Farming for the Semiarid Tropics. (Eds J.D. Sturtz and A.L. Chapman), pp.27-38. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Northern Territory Zone: Berrimah, NT) PDF
Chapman, A. L., Cellier, K. M., Myers, R. J. K., and McCown, R.L. (1996) Effects of leucaena pruning frequency, leucaena mulch and N fertiliser on the yield and water relations of dryland maize alley cropped with Leucaena leucocephala on a red earth in the semiarid tropics. In: Conservation Farming for the Semiarid Tropics. (Eds J.D. Sturtz and A.L. Chapman), pp.39-57. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Northern Territory Zone: Berrimah, NT) PDF
Carberry, P.S., Adiku, S.G.K., McCown, R.L. and Keating, B.A. (1996) Application of the APSIM cropping systems model to intercropping systems. In: O. Ito, C. Johansen, J.J. Adu-Gyamfi, K. Katayama, J.V.D.K. Kumar Rao and T.J. Rego (Eds.), Dynamics of roots and nitrogen in cropping systems of the Semi-Arid Tropics. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, International Agricultural Series No. 3., p. 637-648.
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Carberry, P.S., McCown, R.L., Muchow, R.C., Dimes, J.P., Probert, M.E., Poulton, P.L. and Dalgliesh, N.P. (1996) Simulation of a legume ley farming system in northern Australia using the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 1037-48. PDF
Probert, M.E., Keating, B.A., Thompson, J.P. and Parton, W.J. (1995). Modelling water, nitrogen and crop yield for a long-term fallow management experiment. Australian Journal Experimental Agriculture, 35: 941-950.
McCown, R.L., Hammer, G.L., Hargreaves, J.N.G., Holzworth, D. and Huth, N.I. (1995) APSIM: an agricultural production system simulation model for operational research. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 39, 225-31. PDF
McCown, R.L. and Foale, M.A. (1995) Pilot study using on-farm collaborative R&D networks to improve cropland management. Grain Research and Development Council Project No. CSC10. 10p. PDF
Keating, B.A., McCown, R.L. and Cresswell, H.P. (1995) Paddock-scale models and catchment-scale problems: the role for APSIM in the Liverpool Plains. In: Agriculture, Catchment Hydrology and Industry; Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Volume 1, 27-30 November 1995, The University of Newcastle. (Eds P. Binning, H. Bridgman, and B. Williams), pp.158-65. (Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia: Canberra, ACT) PDF
Adiku, S.G.K., Carberry, P.S., Rose, C.W., McCown, R.L. and Braddock, R. (1995) A maize (Zea mays) – cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) intercrop model. In: Ecophysiology of Tropical Intercropping. (Eds H. Sinoquet and P. Cruz), pp.397-406. (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique: Paris) PDF
McCown, R. L., Keating, B. A., Probert, M. E., Freebairn, D. M., and Carberry, P. S. (1994). Developments in Australia in modelling the management of natural resources in agriculture and their relevance to R&D in Africa. In: Proceedings of Univ. Nairobi/Rockefeller Foundation workshop “Natural Resources Systems Modelling Workshop”, May 15-20 1994, Laikipia, Kenya.
McCown, R. L., Carberry, P. S., and Dimes, J. P. (1994). Some recent developments in the role of simulation models in farming systems research. In: Proceedings of workshop “Research and Modelling Approaches to Examine Sugarcane Production Opportunities and Constraints”, Brisbane, Nov. 10-11 1994. PDF
McCown, R. L., Cox, P. G., Keating, B. A., Hammer, G. L., Carberry, P. S., Probert, M. E. and Freebairn, D. M. (1994). The development of strategies for improved agricultural systems and land use management. In: Proceedings of ISNAR/ICASA Workshop “Opportunities for Systems Research in Agriculture in Developing Countries”, Nov. 22-25 (Eds. Goldsworthy and Penning de Vries), The Hague, NL. PDF
McCown, R.L. and Cox, P.G. (1994) Agricultural systems research in Africa and Australia: some recent developments in methodology. In: Soil Fertility and Climatic Constraints in Dryland Agriculture. (Eds E.T. Craswell and J. Simpson), pp.125-33. (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra) PDF
McCown, R. L., Freebairn, D. M., Hammer, G. L., Keating, B. A. and Carberry, P. S. (1994) Providing policy‑relevant information from agricultural research. In: Exploring the Interface between Agricultural Science and Public Policy. (Eds P.G. Cox, P.D. Chudleigh, R. L. McCown and A.R. Gleeson), pp.15‑24. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane) PDF
McCown, R. L., Thiagalingam, K., Price, T., Carberry, P. S., Jones, R. K., Dalgliesh, N. P. and Peake, D. C. I. (1993) A legume ley system in Australia’s semi‑arid tropics. [Poster Paper]. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Grassland Congress, Palmerston North, New Zealand, February 8‑21, 1993. pp.2206‑208. (New Zealand Grassland Association: Palmerston North) PDF
Keating, B.A. and Carberry, P.S. (1993) Resource capture and use in intercropping – solar radiation. Field Crops Res., 34:273-301.
McCown, R. L., Moore, A. D. and Holzworth, D. (1993) APSIM + GrazPlan: versatile software for simulating grain‑grazing systems. In: Farming ‑ from Paddock to Plate: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, 1993. pp.386. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
McCown, R. L. (1993). Chairperson’s summary paper, Session 60, Ley pastures-arable cropping. Being realistic about ley farming. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Grassland Congress, Palmerston North, New Zealand, February 8‑21, 1993. pp.2209‑211. (New Zealand Grassland Association: Palmerston North) PDF
Keating, B. A., McCown, R. L. and Wafula, B. M. (1993) Adjustment of nitrogen inputs in response to a seasonal forecast in a region of high climatic risk. In: Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, (Eds. FT Penning de Vries, et al.) pp.233‑52. (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands) PDF
Foale, M.A., Cox, P.G., Dimes, J.P., Carberry, P.S., Dalgliesh, N.P., McCown, R.L., Marshall, J., Milne, G., Sotiriades, B., Haeusler, P., Skerman, R., Town, R.&.R. and Walters, A. (1993) Collaborative on-farm research for decision support: activities of a pilot group on the Darling Downs. In: Proceedings of the Australia-Pacific Extension Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 1993. pp.316-18. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane) PDF
Cox, P. G., Garside, A. L. and McCown, R. L. (1993) Participatory design of an on‑farm agronomic research program in central Queensland. In: Farming ‑ from Paddock to Plate: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, 1993. pp.325‑27. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
Cox, P. G., Garside, A. L. and McCown, R. L. (1993) Market research for decision support for dryland crop production in central Queensland: a preliminary report. In: Farming ‑ from Paddock to Plate: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, 1993. pp.332‑35. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
Carberry, P. S., Muchow, R. C. and McCown, R. L. (1993) A simulation model of kenaf for assisting fibre industry planning in Northern Australia. 4. Analysis of climatic risk. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 44, 713‑30. PDF
Carberry, P. S., McCown, R. L. and de Groot, N. (1993) Can profitable cropping systems be developed in the semi‑arid tropics of northern Australia? In: Farming ‑ from Paddock to Plate: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, 1993. pp.236‑39. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
Adiku, S. K., Carberry, P. S., Rose, C. W., McCown, R. L. and Braddock, R. (1993) Assessing the performance of maize (Zea mays) ‑ cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) intercrop under variable soil and climate conditions in the tropics. In: Farming ‑ from Paddock to Plate: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, 1993. pp.382. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
McCown, R. L., Hammer, G. L., Freebairn, D. M. and Keating, B. A. (1992) Modelling cropping systems. In: Modelling of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling and Water Balance in Dryland Crop/Pasture Systems. pp.62‑65. (CSIRO Division of Soils: Glen Osmond, S.A.)1255‑59. PDF
McCown, R. L., Freebairn, D. M. and Hammer, G. L. (1992) A framework for research on improved management of agricultural production systems. In: Looking Back ‑ Planning Ahead. (Eds K.J. Hutchinson and P.J. Vickery), pp.214‑17. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
Carberry, P.S., Keating, B.A. and McCown, R.L., 1992. Competition between a crop and undersown pasture – simulations in a water-limited environment. Proc. 6th Australian Agronomy Conference. Australian Society of Agronomy, Parkville. p. 206-209.
Keating, B. A., Wafula, B. M., Watiki, J. M. and McCown, R. L. (1992) Prospects for more productive or less risky maize production in semi‑arid eastern Kenya ‑ a modelling approach. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Scientific Conference, Mbabane, Swaziland, October 7‑9, 1991. (Ed. M. Kronen), pp.8‑29. (SADCC‑Land and Water Management Research Program: Gaborone, Botswana)
Dimes, J. P. and McCown, R. L. (1992) Potentially mineralizable N ‑ a new role in predicting soil N supply. In: Looking Back ‑ Planning Ahead. (Eds K.J. Hutchinson and P.J. Vickery), pp.374‑77. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
Carberry, P. S., Muchow, R. C., Williams, R., Sturtz, J. D. and McCown, R. L. (1992) A simulation model of kenaf for assisting fibre industry planning in northern Australia. 1. General introduction and phenological model. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 43, 1501‑13.
Carberry, P. S., Keating, B. A. and McCown, R. L. (1992) Competition between a crop and undersown pasture in a water‑limited environment ‑ a simulation study. In: Looking Back ‑ Planning Ahead. (Eds K.J. Hutchinson and P.J. Vickery), pp.206‑9. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
McCown, R.L. 1991. Research in a farming systems framework. In: Dryland Farming – A Systems Approach (Eds. V. Squires and P. Tow), pp.241-9. Sydney University Press.
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Jones, R. K., Dalgleish, N. P., Dimes, J. P. and McCown, R. L. (1991) Sustaining multiple production systems. 4. Ley pastures in crop‑livestock systems in the semi‑arid tropics. Tropical Grasslands, 25, 189‑96. PDF
Keating, BW; Godwin, DC; Watiki, JM (1991) Optimising nitrogen inputs in response to climatic risk. In: Muchow, RC; Bellamy, JA (eds), Climatic Risk in Crop Production: Models and Management for the Semiarid Tropics and Subtropics. CAB International, 1991, pp 329-358. [Description of advantages of CMKEN over CERES Maize.] PDF
Carberry, P. S., Muchow, R. C. and McCown, R. L. (1991) Cultivar selection for rain‑fed maize in northern Australia. In: Maize in Australia ‑ Food, Forage and Grain. Proceedings of the First Australian Maize Conference, 15‑17 April, 1991. (Ed. J. Moran), pp.54‑57. (Maize in Australia: Melbourne) PDF
Xu, Z. H., Chapman, A. L., Myers, R. J. K. , Saffigna, P. G. and McCown, R. L. (1990) Alley‑cropping maize and leucaena in the semi‑arid tropics: does it reduce or increase climatic risk? In: Climatic Risk in Crop Production: Models and Management in the Semi‑Arid Tropics and Subtropics. Poster Papers from the International Symposium, Brisbane, July 2‑6, 1990. (Eds R.C. Muchow and J.A. Bellamy) pp.70‑71. (CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures: Brisbane)
McCown, R. L. and Dimes, J. P. (1990) CERES‑Maize: description, assessment and limitations for studies of long‑term nitrogen fertilisation. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Long‑term Nitrogen Fertilisation of Crops. (Eds I. Vallis and G.A. Thomas), pp.85‑93. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane) PDF
*McCown, R. L. (1990) Adapting farming systems research concepts to Australian research needs. In: Proceedings of the 5th Australian Agronomy Conference, Perth, W.A., September, 1989. pp.221‑34. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) PDF
Keating, B. A., Wafula, B. M. and McCown, R. L. (1990) Simulation of plant density effects on maize yield as influenced by water and nitrogen limitations. In: Proceedings of the International Congress of Plant Physiology, New Delhi, February 15‑20, 1988. (Eds S.K. Sinha, P. V. Sane, S. C. Bhargava and P. K. Agrarwal), pp.547‑59. (Society for Plant Physiology and Biochemistry: New Delhi) PDF
Cogle, A. L., Carberry, P. S. and McCown, R. L. (1990) Cropping potential assessment of land marginal to the Atherton Tableland, North Queensland, Australia. In: Climatic Risk in Crop Production: Models and Management in the Semi‑Arid Tropics and Subtropics. Poster Papers from the International Symposium, Brisbane, July 2‑6, 1990. (Eds R.C. Muchow and J.A. Bellamy), pp.6‑7. (CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures: Brisbane)
McCown R L. (1989) Adapting Farming systems Research Concepts to Australian Research Needs. Proceedings of the 5th Australian Agronomy Conference Perth, Western Australia, September 1989. PDF
Carberry, P. S., Muchow, R. C. and McCown, R. L. (1989) Testing the CERES‑Maize simulation model in a semi‑arid tropical environment. Field Crops Research, 20, 297‑315. PDF
Xu, Z. H., Saffigna, P. G., Myers, R. J. K., Chapman, A. L. and McCown, R. L. (1988) Mineralization of nitrogen from 15N‑labelled leucaena and its contribution to nitrogen uptake by maize plant. In: Proceedings of the National Soils Conference, 9‑12 May, 1988. p.265. (Australian Society of Soil Science: Canberra)
McCown, R. L. and Winter, W. H. (1988) Prospects for crop‑livestock integration in northern Australia. Animal Production in Australia, 17, 119‑21.
McCown, R. L., Cogle, A. L., Ockwell, A. P. and Reeves, T. G. (1988) Nitrogen supply to cereals in legume ley systems under pressure. In: Advances in Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural Ecosystems. (Ed. J.R. Wilson), pp.292‑314. (CAB International: Wallingford, UK) PDF
Leslie, J. K. and McCown, R. L. (1988) Soils and their Management for dryland crop production in the semi‑arid tropics and subtropics of Australia. In: Proceedings of the National Soils Conference, held at the Australian National University, Canberra from 9‑12 May, 1988. (Ed. J. Loveday), pp.127‑51. (Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated) PDF
McCown, R. L. (1987) Agroecological approach to management of SAT Alfisols. In: Alfisols in the Semi‑Arid Tropics. (Eds P. Pathak, S.A. El‑Swaify, S. Singh, N.Raghavan and S.R. Beckerman), pp.397‑419. (International Centre for Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India.) PDF
Dimes, J. P., Saffigna, P. G., Myers, R. J. K. . and McCown, R. L. (1987) Nitrogen supply from legume and grass pasture residues to cereal grain crops in a no‑till ley‑farming system in the semi‑arid tropics. In: Advances in Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural Ecosystems. Poster Abstracts from the International Symposium held in Brisbane, 11‑15 May, 1987. (Ed. G.T. Adams), pp.112‑14. CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures)
Chapman, A. L., Zhihong, X., Saffigna, P. G., Myers, R. J. K. and McCown, R. L. (1987) Nitrogen cycling in leucaena alley cropping in the semi‑arid tropics. In: Advances in Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural Ecosystems. Poster Abstracts from the International Symposium, held in Brisbane, 11-15 May, 1987. (Ed. G.T. Adams), pp.105‑6. (CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures: Brisbane, Qld)
McCown, R. L., Winter, W. H., Andrew, M. H., Jones, R. K. and Peake, D. C. I. (1986) A Preliminary evaluation of legume ley farming in the Australian semi‑arid tropics. In: Potentials of Forage Legumes in Farming Systems of Sub‑Saharan Africa. Proceedings of a Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September, 1985. (Eds I. Haque, S. Jutzi and P.J.H. Neate), pp.379‑419. (International Livestock Centre for Africa: Addis Ababa) PDF
Chamberlin, R. J., Peake, D. C. I., McCown, R. L., Vallis, I. and Jones, R. K. (1986) Competition for nitrogen between a maize crop and forage legume intercrops in a wet‑dry tropical environment. In: Potentials of Forage Legumes in Farming Systems of Sub‑Saharan Africa. (Eds I. Haque, S.Jutzi and P.J.H. Neate), pp.82‑99. (International Livestock Centre for Africa: Addis Ababa) PDF
Vallis, I., Peake, D. C. I., Jones, R. K. and McCown, R. L. (1985) Fate of urea‑nitrogen from cattle urine in a pasture‑crop sequence in a seasonally dry tropical environment. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 36, 809‑17. PDF
Ross, P. J., Williams, J. and McCown, R. L. (1985) Soil temperature and the energy balance of vegetative mulch in the semi‑arid tropics. 2. Dynamic analysis of the total energy balance. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 23, 515‑32. PDF
Ross, P. J., Williams, J. and McCown, R. L. (1985) Soil temperature and the energy balance of vegetative mulch in the semi‑arid tropics. 1. Static analysis of the radiation balance. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 23, 493‑514. PDF
McCown, R. L., Jones, R. K. and Peake, D. C. I. (1985) Evaluation of a no‑till, tropical legume ley‑farming strategy. In: Agro‑Research for the Semi‑Arid Tropics: North‑West Australia. (Ed. R.C. Muchow), pp.450‑69. (University of Queensland Press: St Lucia, Qld) PDF
Clewett, J. F., McCown, R. L. and Leslie, J. K. (1985) Tropical pastures in the farming system; integration of crops and pastures. In: Proceedings, 3rd Australian Conference on Tropical Pastures, Rockhampton, July, 1984. (Eds G.J. Murtagh and R.M. Jones), pp.110‑18. Tropical Grasslands Society of Australia Occasional Publication No. 3. PDF
Jones, R. K. and McCown, R. L. (1984) Research on a no‑till, tropical legume‑ley farming strategy. In: Proceedings of the Eastern Africa‑ACIAR Consultation on Agricultural Research, Nairobi, Kenya, July 1983. pp.108‑21. (National Council for Science and Technology: Nairobi; ACIAR: Canberra) PDF
McCown, R. L., Jones, R. K. and Hammer, G. L. (1984) Agriculture in Australia’s seasonally‑dry tropics and subtropics: climatic and soil constraints. In: Proceedings of the Eastern Africa‑ACIAR Consultation on Agricultural Research, Nairobi, Kenya, July 1983. pp.86‑96. (National Council for Science and Technology: Nairobi; ACIAR: Canberra) PDF
Jones, R. K. and McCown, R. L. (1984) Research on a no‑till, tropical legume‑ley farming strategy. In: Proceedings of the Eastern Africa‑ACIAR Consultation on Agricultural Research, Nairobi, Kenya, July 1983. pp.108‑21. (National Council for Science and Technology: Nairobi; ACIAR: Canberra) PDF
Peake, D. C. I., Jones, R. K. and McCown, R. L. (1983) Dryland farming systems for the semi‑arid tropics of Australia. In: New Technology in Field Crop Production. (Eds D.E. Byth, M.A. Foale, V.E. Mungomery and E.S. Wallis), pp.258‑66. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Qld Branch: Brisbane)
McCown, R. L., Peake, D. C. I. and Jones, R. K. (1982) No‑tillage tropical legume ley farming research in northern Australia. In: Proceedings of the Monsanto Conservation Tillage Seminar, Christchurch, November 1981. pp.239‑47. (Monsanto: Wellington, New Zealand)McCown, R. L., Jones, R. K. and Peake, D. C. I. (1980) A ley farming system for the semi‑arid tropics. In: Pathways to Productivity. pp.188. (Consolidated Fertilizers: Brisbane)
McCown, R. L., Peake, D. C. I. and Jones, R. K. (1982) No‑tillage tropical legume ley farming research in northern Australia. In: Proceedings of the Monsanto Conservation Tillage Seminar, Christchurch, November 1981. pp.239‑47. (Monsanto: Wellington, New Zealand)
McCown, R. L. and Moore, A. W. (1982) Overview of present and potential tillage systems: Northern Australia. In: Proceedings of a National Workshop on Tillage Systems for Crop Production, Roseworthy, 30‑August‑4 September, 1981. pp.239‑47. (Wheat Industry Research Council of Australia: Canberra)
McCown, R. L., Jones, R. K. and Peake, D. C. I. (1980) A ley farming system for the semi‑arid tropics. In: Pathways to Productivity. pp.188. (Consolidated Fertilizers: Brisbane)
McCown, R. L., Jones, R. K. and Peake, D. C. I. . (1980) Short‑term benefits of zero‑tillage in tropical grain production. In: Pathways to Productivity. pp.220. (Consolidated Fertilizers: Brisbane)
McLean, R. W., McCown, R. L., Little, D. A., Winter, W. H. and Dance, R. A. (1983) An analysis of cattle liveweight changes on tropical grass pasture during the dry and early wet seasons in northern Australia. 1. The nature of weight changes. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 101, 17‑24. PDF
McCown, R. L. and McLean, R. W. (1983) An analysis of cattle liveweight changes on tropical grass pasture during the dry and early wet seasons in northern Australia. 2. Relations to trends in the pasture, diet and grazing behaviour. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 101, 25‑31.
McCown, R. L., Wall, B. H. and Harrison, P. G. (1981) The influence of weather on the quality of tropical legume pasture during the dry season in northern Australia. 1. Trends in sward structure and moulding of standing hay at three locations. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 32, 575‑87. PDF
McCown, R. L. and Wall, B. H. (1981) The influence of weather on the quality of tropical legume pasture during the dry season in northern Australia. 2. Moulding of standing hay in relation to rain and dew. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 32, 589‑98. PDF
McCown, R. L. and Wall, B. H. (1989) The influence of weather on the quality of tropical legume pasture during the dry season in northern Australia. 3. Effects on digestibility and chemical composition. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 40, 573‑78. PDF
Wall, B. H. and McCown, R. L. (1989) The influence of weather on the quality of tropical legume pasture during the dry season in northern Australia. 4. Geographic variation in risk of spoilage of standing hay. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 40, 570‑90. PDF
Shipton, W. A., McCown, R. L. and Williams, W. T. (1981) Influence of weather on mouldiness and the mycoflora of legume pasture during the dry season in tropical Australia. Australian Journal of Botany, 29, 59‑69. PDF
McCown, R. L. (1980) The climatic potential for beef cattle production in tropical Australia: 1. Simulating the annual cycle of liveweight change. Agricultural Systems, 6, 303‑17. PDF
McCown, R. L., Gillard, P., Winks, L. and Williams, W. T. (1981) The climatic potential for beef cattle production in tropical Australia: 2 ‑ Liveweight changes in relation to agro‑climatic variables. Agricultural Systems, 7, 1‑10. PDF
McCown, R. L. (1981) The climatic potential for beef cattle production in tropical Australia. 3. Variation in the commencement, cessation and duration of the green season. Agricultural Systems, 7, 163-178, PDF
McCown, R. L. (1982) The climatic potential for beef cattle production in tropical Australia. 4. Variation in seasonal and annual productivity. Agricultural Systems, 8, 3‑15. PDF
McCown, R. L. (1973) An evaluation of the influence of available soil water storage capacity on growing season length and yield of tropical pastures using simple water balance models. Agricultural Meteorology, 11, 53‑63. PDF