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The Making Of A New Pasture Variety, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
The Making Of A New Pasture Variety, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FARMERS who attend field days at Department of Agriculture research stations are reasonably familiar with the procedure for producing a new cereal variety. It involves a painstaking and tedious process of crossing, followed by many years of segregation, selection and testing for yield, disease resistance, and other characters.
Although there are many pitfalls, the procedure for the creation of a new cereal variety is at least fairly well systematised.
Until recently the making of a new pasture variety was far from a systematic undertaking.
Glasshouse Trials 1970, M G. Mason
Glasshouse Trials 1970, M G. Mason
Experimental Summaries - Plant Research
Two glasshouse trials were carried out - ( 1) Ef'fect of Placement of' Urea and Soil Moisture Level on Germination of Wheat. (2) Effect of Placement of Urea on Germination of Wheat Oats, Barley, Linseed and Rape. ยท