This list of “Publications” with McCown as an author is in reverse chronological order. The research theme categories under “Publications” includes additional publications of team members.
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McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Dalgliesh, N.P., Foale, M.A., Hochman, Z. (2012) Farmers use intuition to reinvent analytic decision support for managing seasonal climatic variability. Agricultural Systems 106, 33-45 PDF
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McCown, R.L. (2012) A cognitive systems framework to inform delivery of analytic support for farmers’ intuitive management of seasonal climatic variability. Agricultural Systems 105, 7–20 PDF
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McCown, B. (2010) Re-inventing Model-Based Decision Support with Australian Farmers Aided by Brunswik’s Framework. The Brunswik Society Newsletter 25, Dec. 2010, p.25-27 PDF
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Hochman, Z., van Rees, H., Carberry, P.S., Hunt, J.R., McCown, R.L., Gartmann, A., Holzworth, D., van Rees, S., Dalgliesh, N.P., Long, W., Peake, A.S., Poulton, P.L. (2009) Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers. 4. Yield Prophet® helps farmers monitor and manage crops in a variable climate. Crop and Pasture Science 60, 1057–1070. PDF
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Carberry, P.S.; Hochman, Z., Hunt, J.R.. Dalgliesh N.P., McCown, R.L., Whish J.P.M., Robertson, M.J., Foale, M.A., Poulton, P.L., van Rees, H. (2009) Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers: 3. Relevance of APSIM to commercial crops. Crop and Pasture Science 60, 1044–1056. PDF
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Dalgliesh, N.P.; M.A. Foale, McCown R.L. (2009) Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers: 2. Pragmatic provision of soil information for paddock-specific simulation and farmer decision making. Crop and Pasture Science 60, 1031–1043. PDF
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McCown, R.L; Carberry, .P.S.; Hochman, Z., Dalgliesh N.P., Foale, M.A. (2009) Re-inventing model-based decision support with Australian dryland farmers 1. Changing intervention concepts during 15 years of action research. Crop and Pasture Science 60, 1017–1030. PDF
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Hargreaves, D.M.G; McCown, R.L. (2008) Low-cost, low-bandwidth online meetings between farmers and scientists. OZCHI 2008, December 8-12, 2008, Cairns, QLD, Australia. PDF
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Hochman, Z.; Hunt, J.; Carberry, P; Gartmann, A.; McCown, R.; van Rees, H.; Dalgliesh, N.; Long, B.; Holzworth, D. (2007) Scaling Up FARMSCAPE: From Participatory Action Research to a National Network for Delivering Simulation to Support Farm Management. In: Farming Systems Design 2007. pp85-86. September 10-12, Catania, Sicily. PDF
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LiebeGroup (2007) Using low-cost, low-bandwidth Internet Conferencing to support farmer group operations and learning. . Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Publication No. 07/165; Project No. TLG-1A
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McCown, R.L.; Parton, K.A. (2006) Learning from the historical failure of farm management models to aid farm management practice: 2. Three systems approaches. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 57, 157-172. PDF
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McCown, R.L.; Brennan, L.E.; Parton, K.E. (2006) Learning from the historical failure of farm management models to aid farm management practice: 1. The rise and demise of theoretical models of farm economics. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 57, 143-156. PDF
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McCown, R.L. (2005) New Thinking About Farmer Decision Makers. In: The Farmer’s Decision: Balancing Economic Successful Agriculture Production with Environmental Quality. J.L. Hatfield (ed.) Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, Iowa, USA, pp.11-44. PDF
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Hargreaves, D; Kethers, S; Brereton, M; McCown, RL; Hochman, Z; Carbery, P; Antoniades, M (2004) Farmscape online : participatory design of internet meetings with farmers. In Bond, Adrian (Ed.) Proceeding of the 8th Participatory Design Conference : Artful Integration : Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices, 27-31 July 2004, Toronto
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Hargreaves, D; Hochman, Z (2004) FARMSCAPE Online: Interactive internet support for farmers’ situated learning and planning. RIRDC Publ. No. 04/048. PDF
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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
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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 Sept., 2003. (http://afsa.asn.au/cgi-bin/afsapapers/display.cgi?search=1&searchtext=99 PDF
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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
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Carberry, P. S.; Probert, Mervyn E.; Dimes, J. P.; Keating, Brian A., and McCown, R. L. (2002) Role of modelling in improving nutrient efficiency in cropping systems. Plant and Soil. 245, 193-203 PDF
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McCown, R.L. (2002) Changing systems for supporting farmers’ decisions: Problems, paradigms, and prospects. Agric. Systems 74, 179-220. PDF
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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, 141-17 PDF
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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
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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
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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
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Keating, B.A., McCown, R.L. (2001). Advances in farming systems analysis and intervention. Agricultural Systems 70, 555-579. PDF
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hargreaves, D.M.G., Dobson, P., McCown, R.L., Hochman, Z. and Poulton, P.L. (1998) FARMSCAPE Online: using the internet for supporting interactions among farmers, advisers and researchers. (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.679-80. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Wagga Wagga, NSW)
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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)
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Dalgliesh, N.P., McCown, R.L., Bridge, B., Probert, M.E. and Cawthray, S.M. (1998) Characterising soils for plant available water capacity – challenges on shrink/swell soils. (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.793-94. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Wagga Wagga, NSW)
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Coutts, J.A., Hochman, Z., Foale, M.A., McCown, R.L. and Carberry, P.S. (1998) Evaluation of participative approaches to RD&E: a case study of FARMSCAPE. (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.681-82. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Wagga Wagga, NSW)
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Foale, M.A., McCown, R.L., Carberry, P.S., Hochman, Z. and Dalgliesh, N.P. (1997) Management dryland farming systems in north-eastern Australia. How can scientists impact on farmers’ decision making? Agricultural Science, 10(3), 34-37. PDF
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Keating, B.A., Dimes, J.P. and McCown, R.L. (1996) How bad is the drought? Using a cropping systems model to assess severity of drought. (Poster Paper). In: Proceedings of the 8th Australian Agronomy Conference, Toowoomba, Queensland, January-February, 1996. (Ed. M. Asghar), p.674. p.674. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Carlton, Vic.) PDF
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. PDF
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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) Simualtion of a legume ley farming system in northern Australia using the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 1037-48. PDF
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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
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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 Corporation Project No. CSC10. 10p. PDF
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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
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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
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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
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McCown, R. L., Keating, B. A., Probert, M. E., Freebairn, D. M., and Carberry, P. S. (1993). 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cox, P. G., Chudleigh, P. D., McCown, R. L. and Gleeson, A. R. and (Eds) (1994) Exploring the Interface between Agricultural Science and Public Policy. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane) 47p. PDF
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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
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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
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McCown, R. L. (1993). Chairperson’s summary paper, Session 60, Ley pastures-arable cropping. 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
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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: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, 2‑6 December, 1991, Bangkok, Thailand. (Eds F.W.T. Penning de Vries, Paul Teng and Klaas Metselaar), pp.233‑52. (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands) PDF
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Hammer, G. L., McCown, R. L. and Freebairn, D. M. (1993) APSIM: the agricultural production system simulator ‑ its role and structure. In: Farming ‑ from Paddock to Plate: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide, 1993. pp.232‑35. (Australian Society of Agronomy: Parkville, Vic) WEB LINK
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Cox, P. G. and McCown, R. L. (1993) Swings and roundabouts: a conceptual model for decision support. In: DPI Systems Study Group selected papers, Vol. 1. (Ed. P. Van Beek), pp.46‑51. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wafula, B. M., McCown, R. L. and Keating, B. A. (1992) Prospects for improving maize productivity through response farming. In: A Search for Strategies for Sustainable Dryland Cropping in Semi‑arid Eastern Kenya. (Ed. M.E. Probert), pp.101‑07. (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra) PDF
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McCown, R. L., Keating, B. A., Probert, M. E. and Jones, R. K. (1992) Strategies for sustainable crop production in semi‑arid Africa. Outlook on Agriculture, 21, 21‑31. PDF
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McCown, R. L. and Keating, B. A. (1992) Looking forward: finding a path for sustainable farm development. In: A Search for Strategies for Sustainable Dryland Cropping in Semi‑arid Eastern Kenya. (Ed. M.E. Probert), pp.126‑32. (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra) PDF
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McCown, R. L. and Jones, R. K. (1992) Agriculture of semi‑arid eastern Kenya: problems and possibilities. In: A Search for Strategies for Sustainable Dryland Cropping in Semi‑arid Eastern Kenya. (Ed. M.E. Probert), pp.8‑14. (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra) PDF
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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.) PDF
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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Carberry, P. S., McCown, R. L., Dimes, J. P., Wall, B. H., Abrecht, D. G., Hargreaves, J. N. G. and Nguluu, S. (1992) Model development in northern Australia and relevance to Kenya. In: A Search for Strategies for Sustainable Dryland Cropping in Semi‑arid Eastern Kenya. (Ed. M.E. Probert), pp.34‑41. (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Canberra) PDF
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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
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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. PDF
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McCown, R. L., Wafula, B. M., Mohammed, L., Ryan, J. G., Hargreaves, J. N. G. (1991) Assessing the value of a seasonal rainfall predictor to agronomic decisions: the case of response farming in Kenya. In: Climatic Risk in Crop Production: Models and Management for the Semi‑Arid Tropics and Subtropics. (Eds R.C. Muchow and J.A. Bellamy), pp.383‑409. (CAB International: Wallingford, UK) PDF
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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
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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
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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)
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McCown, R. L. and Williams, J. (1990) The water environment and implications for productivity. Journal of Biogeography, 17, 513‑20. PDF
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McCown, R. L., Wall, B. H., Carberry, P. S., Hargreaves, J. N. G., Green, K. L. and Poulton, P. L. (1990) Design and evaluation of an irrigation system for creating water gradients under an automatic rain shelter. Irrigation Science, 11, 189‑95. PDF
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Birch, C. J., Carberry, P. S., Muchow, R. C., McCown, R. L. and Hargreaves, J. N. G. (1990) Development and evaluation of a grain sorghum model based on CERES‑Maize in a semi‑arid tropical environment. Field Crops Research, 24, 87‑104. PDF
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McCown, R.L. and Williams, J. (1989) AUSIM: A cropping systems model for operational research. Simulation Society of Australia and International Association for Mathematics and Computers. In: Simulation 1989, Biennial Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Australian National University, Canberra, 25-27 September 1989. PDF
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McCown R . Adapting Farming systems Research Concepts to Australian Research Needs. Proceedings of the 5th Australian Agronomy Conference Perth, Western Australia, September 1989. PDF
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Wall, B. H. and McCown, R. L. (1989) Designing roof catchment water supply systems using water budgeting methods. Water Resources Development, 5, 11‑18. PDF
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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
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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)
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McCown, R. L. and Winter, W. H. (1988) Prospects for crop‑livestock integration in northern Australia. Animal Production in Australia, 17, 119‑21.
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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
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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
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Williams, J., McCown, R. L., Bristow, K. L. and Ross, P. J. (1987) Analysis and interpretation of ponded infiltration in the comparison of tillage systems in the semi‑arid tropics. In: Effects of Management Practices on Soil Physical Properties. (Eds K.J. Coughlan and P.N. Truong), pp.61‑64. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane) PDF
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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
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Hargreaves, J. N. G. and McCown, R. L. (1987) V/I CERES‑Maize ‑ a visual interactive version of CERES‑Maize. CSIRO Australia. Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures. Tropical Agronomy Technical Memorandum, No. 62, 73p. PDF
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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) PDF
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Williams, J., Wall, B. H. and McCown, R. L. (1980) Estimation of deep drainage and plant water extraction from soil water measurements. Reprints of papers, Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Adelaide, November, 1980. pp.96‑100. (Institute of Engineering, Australia: Canberra) PDF
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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McCown, R. L. and Wall, B. H. (1979) Improvement of pressure chamber measurements of two legumes by constriction of stems. Plant and Soil, 51, 447‑51. PDF
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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
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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
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McCown, R. L. and Williams, J. (1977) The climatic resources for agriculture in north Queensland. In: Agriculture in North Queensland: Its History and Future. 5p. (Australian Institute of Agricultural Science: Queensland)
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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
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McCown, R. L., Murtha, G. G. and Smith, G. D. (1976) Assessment of available water storage capacity of soils with restricted subsoil permeability. Water Resources Research, 12, 1255‑59. PDF
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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
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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
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McCown, R. L., Tolson, D. J. and Clay, H. J. (1973) Low cost aerial photography for agricultural research. Journal of Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, 39, 227‑31. PDF
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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
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McCown, R. L. (1971) Available water storage in a range of soils in north‑eastern Queensland. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, 11, 343‑48. PDF
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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
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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