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Managing South Coast Sandplain Soils To Yield Potential, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Oct 2009

Managing South Coast Sandplain Soils To Yield Potential, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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This book has been written to help farmers reach their rainfall-limited yield potential. It comes from a need to understand the properties and management options for grain production on sandplain soils. It also seeks to address concerns that crop yields on sandplain soils are not increasing at the rate experienced on soils elsewhere in the south coast region of Western Australia.


An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Lower Murchison River Area, Western Australia, P Hennig Jan 2009

An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Lower Murchison River Area, Western Australia, P Hennig

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The inventory and condition survey of the lower Murchison River area, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 2002 and 2003, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. This survey report presents …