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Growth Trends And Water Use Efficiency Of Pinus Pinaster Ait. In Response To Historical Climate And Groundwater Trends On The Gnangara Mound, Western Australia, Lindsay Bourke
Theses : Honours
In Western Australia, groundwater accounts for about 57% of Perth's water supply. The majority of this is from the Gnangara Mound, the largest superficial aquifer on the Swan Coastal Plain. Prior to the mid 1970's groundwater of the superficial aquifer reached a semi-steady state, however since this period levels have been steadily falling. This decline coincides with a dramatic change in Perth's climate, groundwater abstraction and maturation of pine plantations. The influence of pine plantations upon groundwater recharge is well understood, however there is paucity of information about groundwater use, in particular whether pines directly access shallow groundwater resources. This …
Remnant Vegetation And Natural Resources Of The Blackwood River Catchment An Atlas, Shaun B. Grein
Remnant Vegetation And Natural Resources Of The Blackwood River Catchment An Atlas, Shaun B. Grein
Agriculture reports
The Blackwood River is one of the longest rivers in the South-West of Western Australia, stretching 300 km from Moordjarrup to August. The catchment covers more than 28,000 square kilometres (2.8 million ha) from the Shire of Kent to the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. It incorporates 17 shires, more than 30,000 people, 18 Land Conservation District Committees (LCDCs) and 143 sub-catchment groups. Shires within the Blackwood Catchment cover 4.12 million hectares, over half of the total area of the shires that fall within the catchment boundary.
Honey Production In Western Australia, Rob Manning
Honey Production In Western Australia, Rob Manning
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
the first ever survey of the potential production and value of apiary products from the south-west of Western Australia has shown beekeepers are collecting only 10 per cent of the potential honey crop.
The biggeest losses in honey production are caused by the enviroment, such as protracted drought, and extreme temperatures, heavy rain and cyclones during flowering. Fire, apiary sites leased but not used, and logging of forests also reduce the availability of apiary sites for honey production.
Ornamental Trees For The Farm Garden, P Luff
Ornamental Trees For The Farm Garden, P Luff
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE need for trees in the farm garden is being realized by many people.
Trees around the homestead are required to give such features as shade, colour, fragrance and many other advantages to generally make an area more livable.
Besides these advantages, trees appear to help smaller plants flourish by increasing the humidity and providing various degrees of shade and sunlight.
Control Of Eucalypt Regrowth, J G. Paterson
Control Of Eucalypt Regrowth, J G. Paterson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
EUCALYPT regrowth has presented a problem to farmers throughout the State for many years.
Some species are checked by heavy grazing although, in the main, this method is far from satisfactory.
Trees Of Western Australia, Charles Austin Gardner
Trees Of Western Australia, Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
It is not desirable to give locality names to plants unless their range is fully underwood.
Such names can be very misleading.
Thr following is an illistrated discussion of the identification of five Western Australian trees.
Trees Of Western Australia. 101. The Salt River Mallett (Eucalyptus Sargentii Maiden). 102. The Two-Winged Gimley (Eucalyptus Diptera C.). 103. Eucalyptus Burdettiana Blakely Et Steedman. 104. The Moort (Eucalyptus Platypus Hook), Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WITH the ever-increasing spread of salt in certain poorly-drained soils in Western Australia, any plant which tends to restrict salt encroachment is of considerable economic importance.
In the genus Eucalyptus there are a few trees which will withstand a certain degree of soil salinity.
Insect Pests Of Forests. 3. The Tuart Bud Weevil And The Gregarious Gall Weevil, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins
Insect Pests Of Forests. 3. The Tuart Bud Weevil And The Gregarious Gall Weevil, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE group of beetles commonly known as weevils contains some of the most troublesome of all insect pests.
The best known is probably the wheat weevil, but many other forms attack stored products and growing plants.
Trees Of Western Australia. No. 97. The River Gum (Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Dehn.). No. 98. Jutson's Mallee (Eucalyptus Jutsonii Maiden), Charles Austin Gardner
Trees Of Western Australia. No. 97. The River Gum (Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Dehn.). No. 98. Jutson's Mallee (Eucalyptus Jutsonii Maiden), Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THIS tree, which has a wide range within the continent was for many years known as Eucalyptus rostrata, the Murray River Red Gum.
Honey Flora Calendar For July, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For July, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A guide to Flora available to Honey Bees this month.
Plant Diseases : Armillaria Root Rot Of Fruit Trees, R F. Doepel
Plant Diseases : Armillaria Root Rot Of Fruit Trees, R F. Doepel
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Armillaria root rot is a fungal disease capable of causing serious damage to both young and established orchards.
Although outbreaks are usually localised, eradication of the fungus and replacement of affected trees can involve the grower in considerable expense. For new plantings, thorough clearing of the land is recommended for preventing losses from this disease.
Honey Flora Calendar For February, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For February, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at some honey plants available in February
Honey Flora Calendar For March, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For March, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at Flora available in March
Honey Flora Calendar For May, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For May, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A list of Flora available in May
Trees Of Western Australia. 95. Carne's Blackbutt (Eucalyptus Carnei C.A. Gardn.). 96. Cleland's Blackbutt (Eucalyptus Clelandii Maiden), Charles Austin Gardner
Trees Of Western Australia. 95. Carne's Blackbutt (Eucalyptus Carnei C.A. Gardn.). 96. Cleland's Blackbutt (Eucalyptus Clelandii Maiden), Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Named after the late Walter Mervyn Carne, a former Economic Botanist and Plant pathologist of the Department of Agriculture in Western Australia, this species was discovered at Sandstone by the writer in July, 1927, and subsequently collected in August 1961.
Honey Flora Calendar For April, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For April, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A list of Flora available in April
Honey Flora Calendar For August, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For August, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A guide to flora available to honey bees during August in Western Australia
Insect Pests Of Forests. 2. Tussock Moths And Bag-Shelter Moths, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins
Insect Pests Of Forests. 2. Tussock Moths And Bag-Shelter Moths, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
TWO native caterpillars which sometimes attract attention are the larvae of the tnssock moth and the bag-shelter moth.
Neither insect is a serious forest pest in Western Australia, but the tussock moth sometimes does restricted damage in orchards and home gardens and the bag-shelter caterpillars cause some defoliation of wattles and eucalyptus.
Honey Flora Calendar For June, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For June, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A guide to flora available in June
The Coolgardie Honey Flow, R S. Coleman
The Coolgardie Honey Flow, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
DURING October-November, 1961, a new area for honey was found in the Coolgardie district. Many hundreds of tons of honey were extracted.
This honey had a choice flavour, and was light amber in colour—in fact it was honey of very high export grade.
Trees Of Western Australia. No. 99. The Mottlecah (Eucalyptus Macrocarpa Hook.). No. 100. The Bald Island Marlock (Eucalyptus Lehmannii Preiss Ex Schau.), Charles Austin Gardner
Trees Of Western Australia. No. 99. The Mottlecah (Eucalyptus Macrocarpa Hook.). No. 100. The Bald Island Marlock (Eucalyptus Lehmannii Preiss Ex Schau.), Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
This species, a shrub between six and 15 feet in height, is the largest-flowered of all the species of Eucalyptus.
The name is intended to indicate this fact, but unfortunately the Greek work makros means "long" and actually the fruit "karpos" is remarkably short in comparison to its diameter, being in fact the broadest fruit within the genus.
Successful Commercial Beekeeping, R S. Coleman
Successful Commercial Beekeeping, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE eye of the master fattens the cattle. One of the oldest farming proverbs this is as true of bee-keeping as any other branch of farming.
Careful husbandry is the basis of all successful bee-keeping; anything else is secondary.
Honey Flora Calendar For April, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For April, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at flora available in April
Honey Flora Calendar For February, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For February, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at Flora available in February
Trees Of Western Australia. 83. The Many Flowered Mallee (Eucalyptus Cooperiana F. Muell). 84. The Yate (E. Cornuta Labill.). 85. The Grey Gum (E. Griffithsii Maiden). 86. E. Albida (Maiden And Blakely), Charles Austin Gardner
Trees Of Western Australia. 83. The Many Flowered Mallee (Eucalyptus Cooperiana F. Muell). 84. The Yate (E. Cornuta Labill.). 85. The Grey Gum (E. Griffithsii Maiden). 86. E. Albida (Maiden And Blakely), Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THIS species was described by Mueller in February, 1880, from a fragment with buds and flowers without fruits, collected by George Maxwell in South-Western Australia, without any locality.
It remained imperfectly known until a few years ago when a specimen was collected, again without precise locality, but somewhere between Esperance and Eyre,
Honey Flora Calendar For January, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For January, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at flora available in January.
Honey Flora Calendar For March, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For March, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at flora available in March
Honey Flora Calendar For May, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For May, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Flora available in May
Honey Flora Calendar For July, R S. Coleman
Honey Flora Calendar For July, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A look at Flora available in July
Trees Of Western Australia. 87. Eucalyptus Kruseana F. Muell. 88. Eucalyptus Macrandra F. Muell. Ex. Benth. 89. Mallalie. 90. The Rose Mallee (Eucalyptus Rhodantha Blakely And Steedman), Charles Austin Gardner
Trees Of Western Australia. 87. Eucalyptus Kruseana F. Muell. 88. Eucalyptus Macrandra F. Muell. Ex. Benth. 89. Mallalie. 90. The Rose Mallee (Eucalyptus Rhodantha Blakely And Steedman), Charles Austin Gardner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THIS very decorative shrub was described by Baron von Mueller in the Australian Journal of Pharmacy in 1895 from specimens collected in the Fraser Range.