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Cultivation : Does Haste Mean Waste?, H M. Fisher
Cultivation : Does Haste Mean Waste?, H M. Fisher
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Many farmers believe that increasing the speed of cultivation and seeding implements will cause deterioration of soils and reduced crop yields.
In a three-year trial on clover ley land at Wongan Hills higher cultivation speeds tended to increase rather than decrease wheat yields. There was some deterioration in the physical structure of the soil.
The Recent Story Of Skeleton Weed : A Menace To Our Wheat Industry, G R W Meadly
The Recent Story Of Skeleton Weed : A Menace To Our Wheat Industry, G R W Meadly
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
SKELETON WEED was first found in Western Australia at Ballidu in 1963.
No further recording was made until December of last year when a small area was located near Esperance, but, within a brief period, plants were reported from Geraldton and Kwinana.
Net Blotch Of Barley, W A. Shipton
Net Blotch Of Barley, W A. Shipton
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
NET BLOTCH is the most prevalent disease of barley in Western Australia, and is capable of reducing yields considerably.
It is caused by the fungus Pyrenophora teres Drechsl.