《作物與牧場科學》(原名《澳大利亞農(nóng)業(yè)研究雜志》)是一份國際期刊，發(fā)表了作物與牧場科學和農(nóng)業(yè)系統(tǒng)可持續(xù)性戰(zhàn)略研究的成果。主要集中在大規(guī)模的谷物，豆類，油籽和牧場。文章鼓勵通過使用定義明確的和原始的旨在測試假設(shè)的目標，創(chuàng)新和嚴格的實驗設(shè)計，以及強有力的解釋來促進對植物性農(nóng)業(yè)系統(tǒng)的理解。該雜志包含了從分子水平到整個系統(tǒng)的實驗方法，研究必須提出新的發(fā)現(xiàn)和進步的農(nóng)業(yè)科學。《作物和牧場科學》的讀者包括農(nóng)業(yè)科學家和植物生物學家、工業(yè)界、管理人員、決策者以及其他對世界農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)面臨的挑戰(zhàn)和機遇感興趣的人士。為了便于理解和清晰，研究論文應(yīng)該闡明一個清晰的假設(shè)，摘要應(yīng)該定義新的結(jié)果。感興趣的具體領(lǐng)域包括:作物和牧場物種的起源和多樣性中心，并將這些中心與包括質(zhì)量和抗病性在內(nèi)的農(nóng)藝特性聯(lián)系起來利用分子或傳統(tǒng)方法進行植物遺傳改良。繪制度量性狀QTLs圖譜并驗證標記在育種中的實用性的論文將具有特別的意義。除非遺傳圖譜包含了具有農(nóng)藝價值的性狀或涉及農(nóng)業(yè)相關(guān)物種之間的比較圖譜，否則不會發(fā)表轉(zhuǎn)基因研究應(yīng)該與農(nóng)業(yè)直接相關(guān)。證明對不易適應(yīng)傳統(tǒng)育種的性狀進行改良的論文很重要基因型X環(huán)境研究和理解G X E的創(chuàng)新統(tǒng)計方法植物土壤的關(guān)系植物水分關(guān)系農(nóng)作物和牧場農(nóng)學研究，其成果促進了農(nóng)業(yè)科學的發(fā)展植物病理學和昆蟲學提高了我們對生物學相互作用的認識，并導致管理的改進。宿主與寄生蟲相互作用的遺傳學研究是相關(guān)的新的種植選擇和制度，以提高生產(chǎn)力，并試圖在廣泛的背景下提出研究結(jié)果農(nóng)業(yè)系統(tǒng)的土地和水資源綜合管理氣候變化對農(nóng)作物、牧場和農(nóng)業(yè)系統(tǒng)的影響

Crop and Pasture Science (formerly known as Australian Journal of Agricultural Research) is an international journal publishing outcomes of strategic research in crop and pasture sciences and the sustainability of farming systems. The primary focus is broad-scale cereals, grain legumes, oilseeds and pastures. Articles are encouraged that advance understanding in plant-based agricultural systems through the use of well-defined and original aims designed to test a hypothesis, innovative and rigorous experimental design, and strong interpretation. The journal embraces experimental approaches from molecular level to whole systems, and the research must present novel findings and progress the science of agriculture.Crop and Pasture Science is read by agricultural scientists and plant biologists, industry, administrators, policy-makers, and others with an interest in the challenges and opportunities facing world agricultural production. To facilitate accessibility and clarity, research papers should address a clearly enunciated hypothesis, and the Abstract should define the novel outcomes.Specific areas of interest include:Centres of origin and diversity of crop and pasture species and associating these centres with traits of agronomic interest, including quality and disease resistancePlant genetic improvement using molecular or traditional approaches. Papers which map QTLs for metric traits and which can validate the utility of the markers in breeding will be particularly relevant. Genetic maps are not published unless they incorporate traits of agronomic value or concern comparative mapping among species of agricultural relevanceTransgenic research should show a direct relevance to agriculture. Papers demonstrating improvement for traits not readily amenable to traditional breeding are importantGenotype X environment research and innovative statistical approaches to understanding G X EPlant soil relationsPlant water relationsCrop and pasture agronomy research, the findings of which advance the science of agriculturePlant pathology and entomology which increase our understanding of the biology of the interaction and lead to improved management. Research on the genetics of host parasite interactions is relevantNovel cropping options and systems to improve productivity and which attempt to present the findings in a broad contextIntegrated land and water resources management in agricultural systemsImpacts of changing climate on crops, pastures and agricultural systems