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Publication Date
12-2009
Series Number
4781
Abstract
The Skeleton Weed Program is a coordinated approach to eradicating skeleton weed in Western Australia. It is run jointly by the State Skeleton Weed Committee, the Department of Agriculture and the Agriculture Protection Board. It is funded through the skeleton weed levy collected from grain growers each harvest, and pooled in the Skeleton Weed Eradication Trust Fund.
Skeleton weed is targeted as a declared plant as it can drastically reduce crop yields (more than 1 tonne/ha in cereals) by competing for moisture and nutrients, mainly nitrogen. Its wiry stems impede headers and the sticky latex they contain cause machinery to seize.
Number of Pages
56
ISSN
18337236
Keywords
Weeds, Chondrilla joncea, Monitoring, Identification, Control programmes, Chemical control
Disciplines
Agriculture | Plant Sciences
Recommended Citation
State Skeleton Weed Committee, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, and Agriculture Protection Board. (2009), Skeleton weed in Western Australia, pocket guide. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 4781.
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Comments
Replaces Bulletin 4588 and 4665