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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
McCown, R. L. and Gardener, C. J. (1983) Diet‑quality considerations in the design and management of pastures in seasonally dry tropics of Australia. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Grassland Congress, Kentucky, USA, June 1981. (Eds J.A. Smith and V.W. Hays), pp.756‑59. (Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado) PDF
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. PDF
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., 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) 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., Haaland, G. and DeHaan, C. (1979) The interaction between cultivation and livestock production in semi‑arid Africa. In: Agriculture in Semi‑Arid Environments. (Eds A.E. Hall, G.H. Cannell and H.W. Lawton), pp.297‑332. (Springer‑Verlag: Berlin) PDF
McCown, R. L., Murtha, G. G. and Field, J. B. F. (1977) Pattern of distribution of Townsville stylo, annual grasses and perennial grasses in relation to soil variation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 14, 621‑30. PDF
Cameron, D. F. and McCown, R. L. (1977) Rapid changes in simple mixtures of Townsville stylo (Stylosanthes humilis) lines differing in flowering time and growth habit. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, 17, 97‑104. PDF
Isbell, R. F. and McCown, R. L. (1976) Land. In: Tropical Pasture Research ‑ Principles and Methods. (Eds N.H. Shaw and W.W. Bryan), pp.34‑50. Commonwealth Bureau of Pastures and Field Crops, Bulletin No. 51. PDF
McCown, R. L., Gillard, P. and Edye, L. A. (1974) The annual variation in yield of pastures in the seasonally dry tropics of Queensland. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, 14, 328‑33. 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
McCown, R. L. and Williams, W. A. (1968) Competition for nutrients and light between the annual grassland species Bromus mollis and Erodium botrys. Ecology, 49, 981-. PDF
McCown, R. L. and Peterson, M. L. (1964) Effects of low temperature and age of plant on flowering in Lolium perenne L. Crop Science, 4, 388‑91. PDF