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Chemical Control Of Eucalypts : Standing Timber, Stumps, Sucker Regrowth, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Chemical Control Of Eucalypts : Standing Timber, Stumps, Sucker Regrowth, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The eucalypt is particularly well adapted to withstand long periods without rain. The characteristics which make this possible also make the tree difficult to kill, without removing the stump and part of the root system.
Poison Sedge Can Kill Stock, M E. Nairn, T. E. H. Aplin, D. S. Petterson, A. J. Brighton
Poison Sedge Can Kill Stock, M E. Nairn, T. E. H. Aplin, D. S. Petterson, A. J. Brighton
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
POISON SEDGE was first suspected of being toxic to livestock in Western Australia nearly 80 years ago.
Sudden deaths of sheep grazing areas on which poison sedge grew have been reported from many regions from Geraldton to Scott River.
This article reports a case of poisoning in the field, and the experimental reproduction of poison sedge toxicity in pen-fed sheep.