The SGSL sub-program of Land Water & Wool.
SGSL Producer Network WA
Sustainable Grazing on Saline Lands (SGSL) Producer Network was set up to help livestock producers better understand and manage their saline land through a range of activities.
This book contains a complete summary, in poster form, of all 70 SGSL grower trials in WA. T
hese posters were prepared and presented at the 2004 SGSL spring field days and represent each of the (more)...
SGSL Salt and Water Movement Theme
This document presents the key findings of the Salt and Water Movement Theme of the Sustainable Grazing on Saline Land (SGSL) program, funded by Land Water and Wool, Land and Water Australia, Australian Wool Innovations Ltd., CSIRO, and the CRC for Plant Based Management of Saline Land. The material is based on the ain results of the experiments conducted at five sites within the SGSL program, but (more)...
SGSL Pasture Theme Final Report
This review considers the issue of targeting plants to saline landscapes. A range of recent research has shown that saltland varies in its ability to support plant growth: economic gain is achieved by focusing revegetation into areas of highest capability. The review focuses on two factors that affect capability – salinity and water-logging. Both salinity and water-logging are highly temporally and spatially variable. Plant ecological zonation on saltland is a reflection of the ability of plants (more)...
SGSL Economics Theme short paper
This paper reports the findings of the Economics Theme.
A supplementary analysis to the Economics Theme of the SGSL project
The Economics Theme of the Sustainable Grazing on Saline Land Program completed comprehensive analyses to examine the influence of a range of key production and economic variables on the profitability of pasture improvement on saline land. There were four study regions as part of this project, based in the local of research sites of the SGSL Program. These were South West Victoria, Upper South East of South Australia, the Central Wheatbelt of Western Australia and the Central (more)...
SGSL Economics Theme
This paper reports the findings of the Economics Theme. The main aims of the Economics Theme were:
To provide assessments of the economic value of forage produce from salt-tolerant perennial pastures at each of the SGSL research sites;
To identify the economic constraints to the adoption of saltland pastures;
Understand the factors affecting the profitability of saltland pasture systems;
Provide estimates of the value (more)...
options for saltland restoration
Saltland Solutions is a practical guide to saltland managment based on the Saltland Genie website (www.saltlandgenie.com.au).
After a decade of minimal activity, the first few years of the 21st Cent
This project looked at tall wheatgrass-based pastures as an option for saline land. The investigation covered pasture and animal productivity, biodiversity impacts, soil and water environment, and economic analysis.
Project activity was focussed on a grazing experiment located on a 20-hectare area of saline land near Dunkeld in western Victoria. Experimental treatments were (i) a volunteer control, (ii) commercially available cultivars (Dundas tall wheatgrass, Persian clover, Balansa clover (more)...
This final report reflects on the aims, objectives, methods, findings, observations, outcomes and impacts of this participatory research and development project. SGSL is a five-year national project funded by Australian Wool Innovation Ltd. and Land and Water Australia with completion planned for December 2006. Additional partners include Meat and Livestock Australia, the CRC for Plant Based Management of Dryland Salinity, the (more)...
