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Soil And Plant Analysis : A Guide To Fertilizer Usage, Walter Jacob Cox

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

Soil and plant analysis can be used to identify problems in soils, diagnose nutrient deficiencies and as a guide to fertiliser usage.

Soil testing is particularily useful where large amounts of phosphorus and potassium are leached or removed from the paddock in hay or silage.

Actual rates of fertiliser can only be recommended from soil testing and only in conjunction with additional biological and economic information.

Producing 20-Month Old Beef Steers Off Annual Pasture, K D. Greathead, D. J. Barker, W. J. Ryan

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

A recent Mt Barker experiment compared two systems of fodder conservation with continuous grazing, using two types of steers, at three stocking rates. Year-round performance, carcass composition, and resulting costs and returns per hectare were assessed.

Production per hectare was greatest from crossbred steers at the intermediate stocking rate with either type of fodder conservation.

Crop Competition Trials, M L. Poole

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Rates of nitrogen on mixtures of wheat and ryegrass, 78H69.

Rates of Nungarin subclover under a wheat crop with and without applied nitrogen, 78WH70.

Rates of seedling wheat on competition between wheat and ryegrass, 78WH71.

Rates of ryegrass on wheat and. barley yields, 78WH72

Grain Legume Agronomy, G H. Walton

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Wheat yield following Ultra and Unicorp lupin, 77A21.

Grain legume species comparison, 78A10, 78B9, 78B10, 78NA6.

Lupin cultivar evaluation, 78B7, 78WH16

Cicer variety comparison, 78HA4.

Cicer arietinum agronomy, 78HA5.

Miscellaneous legume species comparison, 78M4, 78MT9.

Lupin cultivar split-seed comparison, 78M012.

CB49 Agronomy (continuing experiment), 77M017.

Faba bean evaluation, 78MT10.

Undersowing crops with subclover (cereal phase), 77NA25.

New Header Treatment Aids Weevil Control, J H. Moulden

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

A new insecticide formulation supplied in high pressure cylinders simplifies weevil control in headers.

Tincurrin : A New Biscuit Wheat, J T. Reeves, H. M. Fisher, G. B. Crosbie

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

Although a demand has existed both locally and overseas for soft wheat suitable for biscuits, cakes and various confectioneries, production has been very limited.

In 1978 farmers in the soft wheat area will be able to grow the higher yielding variety Tincurrin.

It is recommended for general sowing to replace all varieties grown at present in the soft wheat areas as defined.Exceptions may prevail in areas prone to rust snd septoria problems.

Potassium Deficiency In Lupins : Identification, Rates, Times And Method Of Application, Walter Jacob Cox

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

Large areas of sandplain soils north of Perth are low in potassium levels, and responses to applied potassium have been large for both sub. clover and grain lupins.

This article indicates where potassium might be needed, and how to diagnose and overcome deficiencies in lupins.

Farm Syndication Has Advantages, G T. Kennedy

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

Sharing of single items of plant between farmers is common in Australian Agriculture but it is quite rare for farmers to amalgamate their holdings and farm them as a single unit.

This article looks at the advantages of syndicate farming. It is based on a study of four whole farm syndicates in the Wimmera of Victoria.

Wesreo : A Blackleg Resistant Rapeseed, N N. Roy

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

A new rapeseed variety, Wesreo, has recently been released after an unusually rapid and successful breeding programme by the Department of Agriculture.

Wesreo has fairly good resistance to the disease blackleg, which virtually halted the expanding rapeseed industry in 1973.

Trials Indicate Best Lupin Seeding Rates, G H. Walton

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

Trials on the seeding rate of lupins have shown that for most crops, at least 80kg of seed per hectare gives best yields. However the yields varied considerably, and in higher yielding situations, lower seeding rates were better.

Progress In Clover Scorch Research, A Bokor, D. L. Chatel, D. A. Nicholas

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

Considerable progress has been made with the clover scorch problem since the devastation of the 971 epidemic when intensive research began.

Over 2000 varieties and crossbreds of subterranean clover from various collections have been screened for resistance resulting in the release of the first resistant clover, Esperance, this year.

Benefits of fungicidal spraying have been demonstrated and low cost spraying programmes for grazed pastures, and seed and hay crops are under field investigation.

Supplementary Summary Report 1977 Pasture Species Investigations - Wheatbelt., N. R. Mckeown

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Seed yields of early maturing subterranean clovers. A brief description of weather conditions in 1977, site details and results of germination counts and growth ratings were included in the Summary Report for 1977. Drill-sown trials - Seed yields from the trials varied from good in the southern wheatbelt to very poor in the northern areas. Test samples were taken from trials 77GE32, 77GE40 and 77GE41 in the Pindar and Tardun districts, 77ME22 at Koorda and 77TS25 at Perenjori but the quantity of seed did not warrant yield assessment. Trial 77M022 at Gabalong was not sampled. Seed yields from the rest …

Phosphorus Source Trials, M D.A Bolland

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

HIGH RAINFALL AREAS.

SAND: 76BU1 - New land phosphorus sources trial (pasture) T. O'Bryne, Yallingup. 76BU4 - Old land phosphorus sources trial (pasture) T. Combe, Busselton.

GRAVEL: 76MT10 - New land phosphorus sources trial (pasture) Mt. Barker Research Station. 76MT9 - Old land phosphorus sources trial (pasture) Mt. Barker Research Station. 77MT1 - New land particle size and method of cultivation phosphorus sources trial (pasture) Mt. Barker Research Station. 77MT2 - Old land phosphorus sources cropping trial (oats every third year). Mt. Barker Research Station.

MEDIUM RAINFALL AREAS.

SAND: 77E537 - Young land phosphorus sources trial (pasture) F. Fels, Esperance. …

General Phosphorus And Sulphur Trials, J. W. Bowden, R J. Lunt, K F. Longbottom

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

(A) Long Term Trials/Trial number: Super x Stocking Rate - 66M30. Super Sulphur and Stocking Rate - 68BR7. Maintenance P and S trials - 69E6, 68B1, 65A1, 65N5, 65C5, 69WH15 & 67N05. Continuous Cropping - 75LG26. Cropping Residual Value - 29M/148, 149. (B) Lupin Trials: Rate of P and S - 78A8, 78A9, 78BA9, 78BA10, 78C5, 78C6, 78E8, 78E9, 78WH7, 78WH8 & 78NA25. Current and Residual phosphorus - 75KA4. (C) Cereal Trials: Depth of Placement of P on Wheat - 78M38. Row spacing x P rates on Wheat - 78ME4. Current and Residual Nitrogen on Wheat - 77M033. (D) Pasture …

Clover Scorch, Annual Rye Grass, Legume Seed Inoculation, D. L. Chatel

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

List of experiments 78D1 - Clover varietal screening for tolerance to clover scorch - Denmark. Annual ryegrass toxicity- glasshouse experiments. Annual ryegrass toxicity- host range. 77TS35 - Second year nodulation of early flowering subterranean clovers - Bunjil. 78ME25A - The response of Nungarin subterranean clover to inoculation - on land previously sown to clover - Koorda. 78ME25B - The response of Nungarin subterranean clover to inoculation - on land new to clover - Koorda (East). 78ME25C - The response of Nungarin subterranean clover to inoculation - on old clover land - Belka. 78TS22 - The response of Nungarin subterranean clover …

Summary Of Results Potassium Trials 1978., W J. Cox

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Rates, times and sources of potassium application on lupins, 78GE3.

Rates of potassium on subclover, 78ES3, 78ES4, 78ES5, 78ES6, 78BA17.

Foliar nutrient application, 78WH18.

Rates of potassium on subclover - soil test, 78KA2, 78KA3, 78KE2.

Dry matter production and % clover.

Rates, times and sources of potassium application on subclover, 78AL2.

Comparative potassium requirement of barley, rape, lupins and clover, 78AL1.

Rates, times and sources of potassium application on lupins, 78MO4.

Minimum Tillage Trials Summary -1978, D Jasper, J Holmes

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Weed control. 77M13, 77M56, Comments.

Weed, wheat counts and yields, 77WH17, 77WH88.

Schedule of operations.

Continuous and rotational sites.

Sub treatment.

1978 Summary Of Experiments - Net Blotch Infection Studies, T Khan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Net blotch infection studies, 78A17, 78PE1, comments.

Scald infection studies, 78A18, 78PE1.

Crop loss assessment, net blotch of barley, 78WH36, 78A20.

Powdery mildew nursery, 78A15, 78BA20, 78E17, 78MT16, 78WH34, 78AL8.

Barley disease survey,

Barley disease nursery, 78A16, 78BA21, 78E18, 78M12, 78MT17, 78N8, 78WH35.

Barley yellow dwarf virus incidence, distribution and yield loss studies file 2443 ex.

78MN1, 78MT11, 78B5, 78E15.

Nitrogenous Fertilisers For Cereals, Rape And Linseed Results From 1978 Trials., M G. Mason

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Effect of AGRAS 18:18, AGRAS 12:24 and D.A.P. on germination of wheat, 78C2, 78A2, 78GE1, 78N2, 78ES2.

Rates and sources of N and P for wheat, 78LG2, 78ME1, 78NA2, 78GE2, 78KA1, 78MO3, 78NO2, 78TS2.

Agras no. 1 and D.A.P. for wheat production, 78SG15.

Effect of stubble treatment on nitrogen fertiliser requirement, 78C3, 78WH3, 78M2.

Sulphur-coated urea for wheat, 78TS1, 78E2, 78M01, 78NA1.

Sulphur-coated urea for oats, 78MO2.

Sulphur-coated urea for barley, 78NO1.

Nitrogen fertiliser requirement in alternate crop-pasture rotation, 78BA1, 78WH2.

Effect of placement of Nitrogen fertiliser on wheat direct drilled or conventionally sown, 78WH1,

78E1, 78M1.

Effect of placement …

A. Take- All Of Cereals. B. Cereal Seed Dressings., G C. Macnish

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Take-all of cereals. Survey. Summary.

Effect of nitrogen sources on take-all, 76LG25, 77E4, 77MT19, 77LG20.

Take-all nitrogen sources and rates, 78BR2, 78ES8, 78LG4, 78KA6, 78NA5.

Take-all nitrogen sources and rates of sowing, 78ES9, 78KA5, 78NA4.

Take-all, row spacing and rates of nitrogen, 78ES10, 78LG6, 78MT8.

Take-all and N-serve, 78E16

Take-all and root-soil, 78LG3.

Take-all and copper sulphate, 78JE6, 78LG5.

Cleaning crops and take-all control, 76N5, 76M47.

Take-all following cleaning crops 78JE5.

Effect of grass control on take-all, 77JE4.

Long term rotation and take-all, 77ES8.

Take-all build-up on new land, 78JE4.

Take-all build-up and rates of phosphorus on wheat, 78ES30.

Continuous …

Sowing Systems, Effect On Mineralisation Of Soil Nitrogen And Fallow Re-Assessment., D Tennant

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Planting systems investigation. Avondale, Esperance, Wongan Hills, Mt. Barker, Merrden research stations.

Fallow re-assessment, 72M29.

Phosphorus And Sulphur Interactions, 1978., J S. Yeates, R J. Lunt, K F. Longbottom

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Yield results, 78AL3, 78KE4, 78M08, 78BY3, 78BA8, 78BU3, 78N04, 78A7, 78C4, 78B4, 78MA2.

Soil sampling data.

Field Crops And Pasture Experiments., P Mcr Wood

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Lupinosis.

Badgingarra.

On-farm treatments.

Kikuyu Grass : Establishment, Management And Utilisation In The South West., R. Sprivulis

Bulletins - 3000 - 3999

Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum), kikuyu for short, is a summer growing turf-forming perennial. In the absence of winter frosts and with sufficient summer moisture it remains green all year round. It is a vigorous and aggressive grass spreading by means of prostrate above and below ground stems rooting at the nodes. Some selections and recent introductions of this species are fertile and produce seed. The seeds, when eaten by stock, can be widely spread in their droppings.

Lupin Wild Types Introduced Into Western Australia To 1973, G B. Crosbie, John S. Gladstones

Technical Bulletins

Collection site data, preliminary rating of field characteristics and disease reactions, and measurements of seed protein oil contents.

How Efficient Are Seeding Operations : Kondinin Work Study, E J. Roberts, C. R. Lester, J. E. Young

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

The efficiency of machinery and labour during seeding operations was studied in 1977 by the Kondinin and Districts Farm Improvement Group and the Department of Agriculture. The aim was to find what influenced efficiency during cropping.

Time spent on activities during the working day was measured, and it was found that repairs, maintenance, meals and other incidental jobs considerably reduced the time spent driving the tractor.

Each farmer participating in the study was given the results of his own farm compared to the group, indicating tasks most needing improvement.

Summary Of Results Minimum Tillage Trial 1978, Take-All And Root Rot Assessments., G C. Mac Nish

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

77A16, 77A43, 78BA42, 77E18, 77E52, 77M13, 77M56, 78M25, 77MT15, 77MT51, 77WH17, 77WH88.

Yield Loss Due To Weeds In Wheat., John Moore

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Yield loss due to weeds in wheat 1, 78M36.

Yield loss due to weeds in wheat 2, 78C35.

Yield loss due to weeds in wheat 3, 78BA53.

Yield loss due to weeds in wheat 4, 78WH68.

Results.

Variety By Time And Rate Of Planting., M W. Perry

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Variety x time of planting x septoria control, wheat, 78BA5.

Oat genotype x time of planting, 78BA3, 78A5, 78MT6,78 B2,

Seedling rates for oats, 78MT7,78 A6, 78 BA4, 78 B3,

Crop trials, high rainfall, 78BR4, 78MA5, 78KE6, 78KE5.

Alternative crops for black wattle soils, 78GE26.

Long Term Rotation Trials, 1978., I Rowland

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

66M29, 67C13, 67N4, 68E5, 68SG5, 73SG16.