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The Potential For Avocados In Western Australia, Michael Gregory Hawson
The Potential For Avocados In Western Australia, Michael Gregory Hawson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
"The flesh of the ripe fruit is ivory yellow, framed in a surround of exquisite green"
There is only one fruit to which this comment can apply and that is the avocado.
While now regarded as a luxury, avocados have met ready demand on major markets indicating that limited expansion of avocado growing in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australiacouldmprovide quite profitable returns.
Progress In Clover Scorch Research, A Bokor, D. L. Chatel, D. A. Nicholas
Progress In Clover Scorch Research, A Bokor, D. L. Chatel, D. A. Nicholas
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Considerable progress has been made with the clover scorch problem since the devastation of the 971 epidemic when intensive research began.
Over 2000 varieties and crossbreds of subterranean clover from various collections have been screened for resistance resulting in the release of the first resistant clover, Esperance, this year.
Benefits of fungicidal spraying have been demonstrated and low cost spraying programmes for grazed pastures, and seed and hay crops are under field investigation.