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Durum Wheat : A Potential New Crop For Western Australia, Alfredo Impiglia, Wal Anderson
Durum Wheat : A Potential New Crop For Western Australia, Alfredo Impiglia, Wal Anderson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The export orientation of our grains industries and the current favourable position of durum wheat in the world trade make this an opportune time to examine the propsects for durum wheat in Western Australia. Alfredo Impiglia and Wal Anderson summarise the known requirements for consistant production of high quality durum that will lead to the establshment of a new industry in Western Australia.
Forage Production From Shrubs On Saline Land, C V. Malcolm
Forage Production From Shrubs On Saline Land, C V. Malcolm
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In the first volume of the Journal of the Department of Agriculture in the year 1900, the results of experiments at Tulare Experiment Station in California on the growing of Australian saltbushes are reported.
Seed was first sent from Australia by Baron von Mueller in June, 1881. Three species of saltbush (A. semibaccata, A. numularia and A. vesicaria) are all reported to have grown well.
Although C. A. Gardner in 1929 suggested the growing of saltbushes for forage, the earliest and clearest recommendations are those of Teakle and Burvill in 1945.
Early research tended to concentrate mainly on the possibility …
Subterranean Clover Establishment In The Wheatbelt, M L. Poole
Subterranean Clover Establishment In The Wheatbelt, M L. Poole
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Care and attention to detail will greatly increase the chances of establishing good subterranean clover pastures in the wheatbelt.
PASTURE ESTABLISHMENT usually takes second place to cropping in the wheatbelt, with many farmers "bunging in a bit of clover" and hoping for the best. The worst often transpires, with either patchy stands or complete failure resulting.
Using "cheap" methods of establishment is a short-sighted approach and a waste of energy and resources.
Recommendations For The Establishment Of Harbinger Medic In The Northern Wheatbelt, R J. Parkin
Recommendations For The Establishment Of Harbinger Medic In The Northern Wheatbelt, R J. Parkin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Harbinger is an early-maturing medic that has met with success on some soil types, especially in the northern wheatbelt.
Similar to Cyprus barrel medic but best suited to different soil types, harbinger adds to the range of pasture legumes available for sowing in under 16 in. annual rainfall areas.