Soil information sheets for the northern agricultural areas

Authors

Natural Resources Assessment Group, Agriculture Western Australia
Landcare Western Australia

Publication Date

1997

DPIRD Collections

Natural resources

Series Number

13/97

Abstract

These soil information sheets are produced for farmers in the Northern Wheatbelt. Each sheet summaries information on the particular soil's characteristic properties and associated land use suitability and management. A photograph of a representative profile is provided for each soil. Technical terms are defined in the glossary. Information is presented under the following headings: Soil series and group, occurrence, native vegetation, soil profile description, characteristic soil properties, soil classification (Australian Soil Classification and Northcote Principal Profile Form).

Number of Pages

44

Keywords

Soil properties, Soil, Chapman Valley (WA : Shire), Land use planning, Irwin (WA : Shire), Mullewa (WA : Shire), Land use, Soil management, Mingenew (WA : Shire), Northampton (WA : Shire), Morawa (WA : Shire), Geraldton region (WA), Soil pH, Greenough (WA : Shire), Profiles, Revegetation, Soil types, Land management, Western Australia, Northern agricultural region (WA), Sustainability, Wheatbelt region (WA)

Disciplines

Agriculture | Earth Sciences | Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science

Recommended Citation

Natural Resources Assessment Group, Agriculture Western Australia, and Landcare Western Australia. (1997), Soil information sheets for the northern agricultural areas. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 13/97.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/misc_pbns/12