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Insect Pests Of Cotton In The Ord River Irrigation Area, K T. Richards
Insect Pests Of Cotton In The Ord River Irrigation Area, K T. Richards
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
COTTON is grown in the Ord Valley of north Western Australia, mainly as an annual, irrigated crop during the hot summer months of the "wet season".
It is usually planted in November-December and harvested March-May.
This period of growth corresponds closely to that of maximum insect activity.
Linseed Growing In The Ord River Valley, D F. Beech
Linseed Growing In The Ord River Valley, D F. Beech
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Experimental work with linseed at the Kimberley Research Station began in 1952 and has been intensified in the last four years.
Fertiliser requirements and methods of land preparation, sowing, irrigation and weed control have been established.
Suitable varieties have been selected. Farm-scale crops have been grown in the area and, although cotton is very much more remunerative as an establishment crop, it is expected that linseed will ultimately have a place in the Ord irrigation scheme.
Dry Season Rice Varieties For The Ord River Valley, A L. Chapman, P. J. Van Rijn
Dry Season Rice Varieties For The Ord River Valley, A L. Chapman, P. J. Van Rijn
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
PREVIOUS experimental work at the Kimberley Research Station (Langfield 1961) showed that, in general, indica varieties of rice are best adapted for wet-season sowing and japonica varieties for dry-season sowing.
This article gives the results of three rice variety and time of planting experiments carried out at Kimberley Research Station in the I960, 1961, and 1962 dry seasons. The recommendation is to sow the variety Caloro during May.
Phosphate Requirements Of Rice In The Ord River Valley, Rijn P J Van, A. L. Chapman
Phosphate Requirements Of Rice In The Ord River Valley, Rijn P J Van, A. L. Chapman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A three-year experiment on the initial and maintenance phosphate requirements of wet-season rice was carried out at Kimberley Research Station between 1960 and 1963.
Application of 2 cwt. per acre superphosphate as the first application on new land, followed by annual application of 1J cwt. per acre is recommended.