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Control Of Wild Oats, J G. Paterson
Control Of Wild Oats, J G. Paterson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WILD OATS are widespread throughout the world.
Their importance can be gauged from the fact that in the wheat growing areas of Canada and the U.S.A. some 60 million acres are infested.
Two chemicals are now available for the control of wild oats in wheat. This article compares their relative merits and gives recommendations for their use.
The Control Of Doublegee, Geoffrey A. Pearce
The Control Of Doublegee, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FOUR years ago no practical recommendations could be made for the control of doublegee.
With money provided by the State Wheat Research Fund, research has been undertaken into the control of this weed, and there is now no reason why most farmers cannot bring doublegee under control.
Watch Out For Afghan Thistle, J G. Paterson
Watch Out For Afghan Thistle, J G. Paterson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ALTHOUGH known throughout the cereal and sheep districts of Western Australia as Afghan thistle, this plant is not really a thistle at all.
It belongs to the large botanical family of the Solonaceae and is closely related to the garden vegetables tomato and potato.
Linuron : A Success In 1966?, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Linuron : A Success In 1966?, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Although some of the farmers who used linuron last year reported poor results, there is little doubt that this is the best herbicide since the advent of 2,4-D for weed control in cereals. This article gives the reasons for failure in some of last season's crops, and recommendations for use of linuron in 1967.
The Control Of Weeds In Cereals, Geoffrey A. Pearce
The Control Of Weeds In Cereals, Geoffrey A. Pearce
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
PROBABLY the simplest way of obtaining an increase in crop yield is to control the weeds present.
Nearly a million acres of cereal crops are sprayed by aircraft each year and when the area treated by ground units is added, something like 20 per cent of the total area sown is sprayed with herbicides.