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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
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
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
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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
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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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., 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. (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
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., 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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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., 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
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., 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
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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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
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