High water use plant options for the Fitzgerald River catchment : a case study

Authors

P L. Hill
Nadene Schiller

Publication Date

1-2-2003

Series Number

237

Abstract

This report summarises the outcomes of a project initiated to examine the potential to integrate high water use plant options into existing farm systems to combat rising watertables and reduce salinity and waterlogging. Planting options investigated include commercial trees, perennials, fodder shrubs, annual crops and native grasses. The research uses a new GIS based methodology for undertaking catchment scale land capability analyses.

Number of Pages

39

Keywords

Water use efficiency, Land capability, Salinity, Vegetation, Farming systems, Fitzgerald River region (WA), Western Australia, Plants, Soil types, Waterlogging, Jerramungup region (WA)

Disciplines

Agriculture | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

Recommended Citation

Hill, P L, and Schiller, N. (2003), High water use plant options for the Fitzgerald River catchment : a case study. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 237.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/rmtr/223

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