Dust storms cause yield losses

Authors

Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
C. H. Trotman

Keywords

Dust storms, Erosion, Yield losses, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural Economics | Environmental Monitoring | Soil Science | Sustainability

First Page Number

121

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Farmers and research workers are well aware that heavy grazing during summer loosens and exposes soil to the action of strong winds and summer thunder storms. They also realise that dust storms mean soil loss from paddocks, but until now there has been little idea of the effect of these storms on crop yields in subsequent seasons.

Recommended Citation

Department of Agriculture, Western Australia and Trotman, C. H. (1972) "Dust storms cause yield losses," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 13: No. 4, Article 4.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol13/iss4/4