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Soil Acidity And Legume Nodulation, J G. Howieson, M. A. Ewing
Soil Acidity And Legume Nodulation, J G. Howieson, M. A. Ewing
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Nitrogen is a basic constituent of protien and is essential to all forms of life. Many agricultural plants are legumes - a group of plants which, in co-operation with specialised soil bacteria, fix their own nitrogen from the air. When the legume dies, the organic matter breaks down anf the nitrogen becomes available to the following crops.
Soil acidity is a major factor limitimg the successful association between legumes and their beneficial soil bacteria in Western Australia.
Promising Results On West Kimberley Pindan Country, A L. Payne
Promising Results On West Kimberley Pindan Country, A L. Payne
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN the 22 to 28 inch rainfall belt of the West Kimberley area of Western Australia are extensive areas of what is locally known as "pindan" country.
The term "pindan" refers to a light red or yellow sandy soil type supporting scattered Eucalypts, sparse-dense wattle scrub and grasses such as curly spinifex, ribbon grass and native sorghum.