CO2 impacts on pasture overturned by breakthrough research

Mike Foley
April 25 2018 - 12:30pm
Cattle grazing on a mix of C3 and C4 plants, in a mix of Lucerne, vetch, arrow leaf clover and subtropical grass pasture. New research is overturning conventional wisdom on how the different plant types respond to rising atmospheric CO2.
Cattle grazing on a mix of C3 and C4 plants, in a mix of Lucerne, vetch, arrow leaf clover and subtropical grass pasture. New research is overturning conventional wisdom on how the different plant types respond to rising atmospheric CO2.

A groundbreaking 20 year study into the impact of rising carbon dioxide on important grazing grasses could change way we think about pasture management.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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