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Agronomy and Crop Sciences

1979

Barley

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Crop Varieties For 1979, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1979

Crop Varieties For 1979, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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

New crop varieties recommended for 1979 include two wheats, Tincurrin and Warimba, Moore oats and blackleg resistant Westro rapeseed.


Halo Blight Of Barley Confirmed In Western Australia, T N. Khan Jan 1979

Halo Blight Of Barley Confirmed In Western Australia, T N. Khan

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

Halo blight on barley has been confirmed in Western Australia for the first time.

What is it and how will it affect barley production in the future?


Breeding A Barley Resistant To Leaf Disease, T N. Khan, P. A. Portmann Jan 1979

Breeding A Barley Resistant To Leaf Disease, T N. Khan, P. A. Portmann

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

In the last few years the Department of Agriculture has begun a programme to produce brley varieties resistant to the leaf diseases, scald and net blotch. These diseases cause substantial losses that may not be apparent to an individual farmer.