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Weed Science

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

1966

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Linuron : A New Herbicide For Cereal Crops, Geoffrey A. Pearce Jan 1966

Linuron : A New Herbicide For Cereal Crops, Geoffrey A. Pearce

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

DURING two years of trials on both pastures and cereals Linuron has proved itself to be a valuable addition to the range of chemicals for the control of weeds in cereals.

It has a good crop tolerance safety factor and controls a wider range of weeds than most other herbicides.


Cultivation : Does Haste Mean Waste?, H M. Fisher Jan 1966

Cultivation : Does Haste Mean Waste?, H M. Fisher

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

Many farmers believe that increasing the speed of cultivation and seeding implements will cause deterioration of soils and reduced crop yields.

In a three-year trial on clover ley land at Wongan Hills higher cultivation speeds tended to increase rather than decrease wheat yields. There was some deterioration in the physical structure of the soil.


The Recent Story Of Skeleton Weed : A Menace To Our Wheat Industry, G R W Meadly Jan 1966

The Recent Story Of Skeleton Weed : A Menace To Our Wheat Industry, G R W Meadly

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

SKELETON WEED was first found in Western Australia at Ballidu in 1963.

No further recording was made until December of last year when a small area was located near Esperance, but, within a brief period, plants were reported from Geraldton and Kwinana.


Net Blotch Of Barley, W A. Shipton Jan 1966

Net Blotch Of Barley, W A. Shipton

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

NET BLOTCH is the most prevalent disease of barley in Western Australia, and is capable of reducing yields considerably.

It is caused by the fungus Pyrenophora teres Drechsl.