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Serradella, H G. Cariss, B. J. Quinlivan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

SERRADELLA is an annual pasture legume which is now coming increasingly under notice.

I t is not a new species, for it has been grown in Western Australia as a pasture plant for some 12 years and in Europe for over 100 years.

Recommended Cereal Varieties, 1967, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE wheat varieties Claymore, Gabo and Wagin have been withdrawn from the list of wheat varieties recommended by the State Wheat Advisory Committee for sowing this season, mainly because of their lower yield performances.

THE varieties Avon, Fulmark, Irwin and Kent are recommended for sowing in 1967 by the Coarse Grains Advisory Committee and the Department of Agriculture. The areas where satisfactory crops of these varieties can be grown are given in the map and table.

THE varieties Prior and Beecher are again recommended for sowing in 1967 by the Coarse Grains Advisory Committee and the Department of Agriculture.

The History, Characteristics And Potential Of Kondinin Rose Clover, E T. Bailey, N. B. Gayfer

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Experimental and field performances of rose clover over fen years suggest that it will be increasingly used as a pasture legume in south-western Australia.

A number of lines differing in maturity and leaf markings have been selected locally and given cultivar (variety) names

The first of these lines to be selected was designated Kondinin. This paper describes its origin, history, characteristics and performance.

Varieties And Time Of Sowing, H M. Fisher

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE extent to which seasonal conditions favour the various stages of plant development has a marked effect on cereal yields. Because varieties differ in their development they react in different ways to a particular seasonal pattern.

Recommended Barley And Oat Varieties For 1968, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE State Coarse Grains Advisory Committee has released its recommendations for barley and oat varieties to be grown in 1968.

Dampier, Prior and Beecher barley and Swan, Avon and Irwin oats are the recommended varieties.

Recommended Wheat Varieties, 1968, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE wheat varieties Falcon and Gamenya are the only varieties recommended by the State Wheat Advisory Committee for sowing in 1968.

Uniwhite : A New Lupin Variety, John Sylvester Gladstones

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

UNIWHITE is a new lupin variety, the Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia.

It is a variety of the narrow-leaved, or "New Zealand blue" lupin, Lupinus angustifolius L.