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Surface drainage trial.
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia.
Trial 86V1
Location: Vasse Research Station.
The aim of this experiment was to quantify the response of annual pastures to improved surface drainage by laser levelling and from the pasture response data determine the cost.
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An inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
A L. Payne, G F. Spencer, and P J. Curry
The inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Carnarvon Basin, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 1980 and 1982, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record ... Read more
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The Taarblin experience : a planned approach to soil conservation
Greg Astbury, Owner/Manager of Taarblin and Tim Negus
Many farms in Western Australia were cleared and developed before there was a full and clear understanding of the effects of bush clearing - that is salinization of soil and water supplies, wind and water erosion, waterlogging and soil structure decline. The productive capacity and ... Read more
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A preliminary report on work conducted in 1985 to evaluate Plantago ovata as a potential crop in the Ord River irrigation area
D. L. McNeil
This paper reports on the first year of a 3 year programme aimed at developing P. ovata as a crop in the Ord River Irrigation Area (O.R.I.A.) of Kimberley region of Western Australia. The data from one year of trials indicate that Plantago ovata is ... Read more
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Plant collections for saltland revegetation and soil conservation
A J. Clarke, T C. Swaan, and C V. Malcolm
In 1967, during an overseas plant exploration trip, seeds of plants of reputed salt tolerance and forage value were obtained from seven countries. Since 1971, over 600 plants have been added to the original collection of 343 plants already under observation for suitability for forage ... Read more
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Naturalised subterranean clover strains of Western Australia
W J. Collins and John S. Gladstones
A description is given of the characteristics and distributions of 115 distinct naturalized strains of subterranean clover. Approximately three-quarters of the strains appeared from their distributions to have been introduced and to have spread in their present forms, while the remainder, which are individually of ... Read more
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Registered cultivars of subterranean clover : their origin, identification and potential use in Western Australia.
W. J. Collins, B J. Quinlivan, and C M. Francis
The annual species subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) is the most important pasture legume in Western Australia. In addition to providing nutrious feed for livestock, it is an important source of nitrogen for non-leguminous species in pastures for the State's ceral crops.
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Pilbara coastal flora
G F (Gillian Frances) Craig, P A. Hesp, T W. Rose, and K Glennon
The Pilbara coastal region is an area which will have increased human pressure both for work and recreation. In recent years, rapid expansion of townsites along the coast has meant that areas which were once stable have come under threat. Conservation measures will be needed ... Read more
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Land resource survey of Rottnest Island - an aid to land use planning
P A. Hesp, M R. Wells, B H R Ward, and J R H Riches
This report provides a description of the landforms, soils and vegetation of Rottnest Island. In addition, it provides a discussion of the relative capability of each of the landforms of the island to sustain various forms of development. The primary objective of this work is ... Read more
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Wheatbelt salinity : a review of the salt land problem in South Western Australia
C V. Malcolm
Historical overview,Cause and nature of the salt problem, salt in rainfall, soils, topography and hydrology, effect of land use, Salt movement and accumulation on soil and groundwater, treatments for saltland, catchment measures, reclamation, re vegetation.
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Agriculture om Western Australia Now and in the Future Background notes for a W.A. Week Economic Forum
Peter McKerrow
With the emphasis on economic considerations, this paper gives a broadbrush description of Western Australia's rural sector and the factors which influence it, and outlines future trends and challenges.
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The distribution and properties of lateritic gravels at Yalanbee and their interactions with soil phosphorus
David Weaver
This study aimed at investigating the distributive patterns and properties of lateritic gravels at "Yalanbee" (C.S.I.R.O. research station) and how these properties and patterns e ffect the adsorption of phosphorus onto the lateritic gravels. It also aimed partly at investigating the effect of the presence ... Read more
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The agriculture and land description of the Midlands, Wongan Hills and Dalwallinu Districts of W.A.
D N. Sawkins
This report deals with the area of responsibility of the Moora District Office of the W.A. Department of Agriculture. The Moora advisory district consists of seven shires which cover 2,811,400 hectares. Agriculture in the advisory district varies according to climate and soil type, Sheep and ... Read more
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Soil potential for groundnut production at Kununurra, Western Australia : report of a survey conducted in January 1979
J C. Dixon and Richard J. Petheram
Production of groundnuts in trials on irrigated Cockatoo Sands near Kununurra have been sufficiently encouraging for a soil survey to be requested of three small areas possibly suitable for commercial release. It was anticipated that between 1 000 and 1 200 ha would be necessary ... Read more
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Eucalypts of Western Australia
C A. Gardner and T E.H. Alpin
The series Trees of Western Australia, which appeared in The Journal of Agriculture of Western Australia, was commenced in 1952 by Charles Austin Gardner, Government Botanist and Curator of the Western Australian Herbarium from 1929 to1960. Until his death in 1970 Gardner published in the ... Read more
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A report on erosion and range condition in the West Kimberley area of Western Australia
A L. Payne, A Kubicki, D G. Wilcox, and L C. Short
Nearly 30 per cent (26 700 sq. kilometres) of the West Kimberley survey area is in bad range condition. Nearly 51 per cent (45 400 sq. kilometres) of the area is in fair range condition. Nearly 20 per cent (17 500 sq. kilometres) of the ... Read more
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Annual medicago ecotypes from North West Libya
M Khalil, C M. Francis, and N J. Trotman
Nine Medicago species were represented in collections from 10 sites in North West Libya. This report outlines species distribution, maturity characteristics and coumestrol content of the ecotypes collected. Medicago laciniata was the most common species collected but there appeared to be a relationship to soil ... Read more
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The Oombulgurri Project Clancy Committee report
D J. Clancy, P McCosker, C Mayberry, A J. Millington, and P Ryan
In early August the Oombulgurri community requested assistance in the following terms.
"On behalf of the Oombulgurri Community, we invite assistance in developing the grain and pasture cropping at Oombulgurri. We have experimented with peanuts, sorghum, and many varieties of vegetables. This has tested the ... Read more
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Poison plants of Western Australia : the toxic species of the genus Gastrolobium and Oxylobium.
T E H Aplin
The toxic species of the genera Gastralobium and Oxylobium are a unquie group of poison plants whch have cause considerable economic loss to stock-raisers in Western Australia ever since early days of settlement.
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Agricultural Regions of Western Australia 1962
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Before proceeding to discuss the regions which have been outlined, it is necessary to make clear what is meant by "region” as the term is here employed. A region is used in this discussion as an area of land in which the soil pattern is ... Read more
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Structure of Extension Services WA, Extension Conference 1962.
J P. Eckersley
Prepared for the Australian Agricultural Extension Conference, Hawkesbury, N.S.W.
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eNRGy tour 2000 : tour report 27 March - 8 April 2000, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia and Progress Rural Western Australia
eNRGy tour 2000 - an opportunity for twenty young rural West Australians to travel to the Eastern States of Australia to explore opportunities for innovation, value adding and entrepreneurship that could be applied here in Western Australia on their return.
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