Works in this collection were published by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.
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Skeleton weed in Western Australia, pocket guide
State Skeleton Weed Committee; Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia; and Agriculture Protection Board
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 ... Read more
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Soil acidity : a guide for WA farmers and consultants
Chris Gazey and Stephen Davies
Soil acidity: a guide for WA farmers and consultants provides all the necessary information for effective management and understanding of soil acidity in a user-friendly handbook including many examples, diagrams and photographs.
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Soil pH in northern and southern areas of the WA wheatbelt
Chris Gazey and Joel Andrew
More than 80% of the topsoils sampled fall below the critical surface pHCaCl2 of 5.5 in the northern and southern wheatbelt study areas, with more in the south than the north. These results confirm soil acidity is a serious concern throughout the WA wheatbelt when ... Read more
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Survey of Western Australian agricultural lime sources
Chris Gazey and Dave Gartner
As a service to WA wheatbelt farmers, to assist with cost effective management of soil acidity, a survey of agricultural lime availability and quality was conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.
The quality of agricultural lime surveyed varied widely between pits. ... Read more
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Vegetable growing : a guide for home gardeners in Western Australia
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
DAFWAs popular publication about vegetable growing for home gardeners.
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Wheat variety guide 2009 Western Australia
Ben Curtis, Steve Penny, Christine Zaicou, Harmohinder Dhammu, Sarah Ellis, Dorthe Jorgensen, Shahajahan Miyan, Brenda Shackley, and Darshan Sharma
This guide summarises performance characteristics of commercially available wheats which have undergone testing in the National Variety Testing Project (NVT), breeding organisations crop variety testing and Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) variety specific agronomy projects. This information includes variety summaries, agronomic, disease and herbicide ... Read more
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Climate change, vulnerability and adaptation for south-west Western Australia: Phase one of action 5.5, Western Australian Greenhouse Strategy
Luke Morgan, Jo Anne Molin, Ross George, Richard McKellar, and Janet Conte
This report outlines preliminary findings about the impacts of climate changes that occurred during 1975 to 2005 on the South West’s people, its economy and natural ecosystems. The report focuses on vulnerability and adaptation, identifying useful pointers for future work, particularly in relation to how ... Read more
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Compost production and use in horticulture
Bob Paulin and Peter O'Malley
Maintaining and improving soil organic carbon levels is becoming an increasingly important aspect of modern farming. Compost provides potentially one of the most effective ways of applying organic matter to soils and improving organic carbon levels.
Improving soil organic carbon is directly related to soil ... Read more
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Greenhouse roses for cutflower production
Aileen Reid
Roses can be one of the more profitable flower crops to grow, but also one of the most difficult. Intensive, on-going management is necessary to obtain quality flowers.
The number of rose growers in Western Australia has declined. Many older growers have retired and are ... Read more
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Lime for high rainfall pastures: above 800mm average annual rainfall
Mike Bolland and Bill Russell
Conventional agriculture acidifies soil. As your soil becomes more acid, productive pasture species disappear and are replaced by species of low agricultural value. It is a waste of money to apply expensive fertiliser to pastures which are inherently poorly productive because they are growing in ... Read more
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Pollen from Western Australia at a glance
Rob Manning
Western Australian pollen proteins are high compared to many other plant species. Banksia pollens are highest at greater than 30% followed by eucalypt and acacia, which range from 20-28%.
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Producing lupins
Peter White, Bob French, Amelia McLarty, and Grains Research and Development Corporation
The book contains detailed information on lupin establishment, weed control, disease management and harvesting. It also provides an excellent background to the history of lupins in Western Australia, the development of the plant and its adaptation to the Western Australian environment
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Root disease under intensive cereal production systems
Bill MacLeod, Vivien Vanstone, Ravjit Khangura, and Ciara Beard
This Bulletin describes symptoms and control methods for the most commonly encountered cereal root diseases in Western Australia:
- rhizoctonia bare patch
- root lesion nematode
- take-all
- fusarium crown rot
- cereal cyst nematode
- common root rot ... Read more
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Strawberry root and crown rot disease survey 2005 and 2006 seasons
Dennis Phillips and Hossein Golzar
Reports of unusually high numbers of plant deaths in strawberry crops from growers in Western Australia prompted a survey to identify the cause. Plant and soil samples were taken from a range of growers and runner sources over a two-year period and tested for plant ... Read more
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The impact of biofuel production on the Western Australian livestock industry
Wim Burggraaf and Anne Wilkins
The Western Australian biofuels industry is in its infancy. There is currently only one small commercial biodiesel manufacturer in the State but there have been several announcements of new biofuel projects in 2006 that will be commercialised by 2010. The projected growth of a new ... Read more
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Western Australian rangeland monitoring system for grasslands: field manual
Andrew Craig and Philip Thomas
Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS) sites are designed to provide defined areas for repeated photography and collection of vegetation composition, shrub/tree cover and landscape function (soil surface assessment) data. This manual defines the procedures for installing and monitoring WARMS sites in the grasslands of ... Read more
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Wheat variety guide 2008 Western Australia
Christine Zaicou, Ben Curtis, Harmohinder Dhammu, Sarah Ellis, Dorthe Jorgensen, Shahajahan Miyan, Steve Penny, Brenda Shackley, and Darshan Sharma
This guide summarises performance characteristics of commercially available wheats and some pre-commercial lines. These lines have undergone testing in the National Variety Testing Project (NVT), Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) wide-scale crop variety testing (CVT) and/or variety specific agronomy projects. This information ... Read more
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Common seasonal pests : your handy guide to prevent the spread of animal and plant pests, diseases and weeds.
Department of Agriculture and Food, WA
This bulletin provides information on quarantine, common pests and common household pests in Western Australia. Details include identification, damage caused, seasonal occurance of pest, action to take, control measures, and where to seek advice.
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Downy mildew in vineyards
Diana Fisher, Andrew Taylor, Colin Gordon, and Peter Magarey
Downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara viticola, is a major fungal disease of grapevines that originates from North America. This disease was first detected in a commercial Western Australian vineyard in October 1998 and has since been found in most grape growing areas within the State. ... Read more
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Growing olives in Western Australia
Richard Taylor and John Burt
There are about 9 million hectares of olives in the world, with the largest areas in Spain, Italy, Greece and Tunisia. Olives are grown between the latitudes of 30° and 45° from the equator. In Australia, the main producing areas are between latitudes 31° and ... Read more
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Identification and control of pest slugs and snails for broadacre crops in Western Australia
Svetlana Micic, Ken Henry, and Paul Horne
The numbers of slugs and snails have increased in broadacre cropping in Western Australia with the use of minimum tillage and stubble-retention practices. The organic content of paddocks increases under such systems, providing an increased food source especially to young slugs and snails. Soil moisture ... Read more
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Landscapes and soils of the Katanning district
D N. Sawkins and Department of Agriculture and Food
The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.
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Milling oat and feed oat quality - what are the differences?
Kellie Winfield, Maurice Hall, and Blakely Paynter
This Bulletin explains the differences between oat products used for human and animal consumption and the importance of the quality parameter to the quality of the end product. It also indicates why different varieties are suited to different end markets.
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Nitrogen management for wheat protein and yield in the Esperance port zone
Jeremy Lemon
This manual is part of a joint project between the Department of Agriculture and Food WA and the South East Premium Wheat Growers Association (SEPWA) with funding from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Growers in the Esperance port zone have been concerned with ... Read more
