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Control Of Wild Oats, J G. Paterson
Control Of Wild Oats, J G. Paterson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WILD OATS are widespread throughout the world.
Their importance can be gauged from the fact that in the wheat growing areas of Canada and the U.S.A. some 60 million acres are infested.
Two chemicals are now available for the control of wild oats in wheat. This article compares their relative merits and gives recommendations for their use.
The Control Of Doublegee, Geoffrey A. Pearce
The Control Of Doublegee, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FOUR years ago no practical recommendations could be made for the control of doublegee.
With money provided by the State Wheat Research Fund, research has been undertaken into the control of this weed, and there is now no reason why most farmers cannot bring doublegee under control.
Watch Out For Afghan Thistle, J G. Paterson
Watch Out For Afghan Thistle, J G. Paterson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ALTHOUGH known throughout the cereal and sheep districts of Western Australia as Afghan thistle, this plant is not really a thistle at all.
It belongs to the large botanical family of the Solonaceae and is closely related to the garden vegetables tomato and potato.