Exploring the green break of season and green date over northern Australia

Rajashree Naha, Tim Cowan, Matthew C. Wheeler, Jyoteshna Owens, David Cobon, Chelsea Jarvis and O’Reagain, Peter

Agricultural Systems, 2026, vol. 231, issue C

Abstract: In northern Australia, livestock production relies heavily on dryland pastures, whose growth is strongly controlled by wet season rainfall. Knowledge of the likely timing of the first productive pasture after the long dry season – marked by the green cover onset (GCO) - can help graziers establish an appropriate stocking rate based on the available fodder at the end of the previous growing season.

Keywords: Green break of season (GBOS); Green date (GD); Pasture growth; Green cover; Northern rainfall onset (NRO); Northern Australian climate; Rangelands (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104526

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