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Landscapes And Soils Of The Lake Grace District, D N. Sawkins Jan 2011

Landscapes And Soils Of The Lake Grace District, D N. Sawkins

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The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.


Landscapes And Soils Of The Narrogin District, D N. Sawkins Jan 2010

Landscapes And Soils Of The Narrogin District, D N. Sawkins

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The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.


Landscapes And Soils Of The Northam District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food Jan 2010

Landscapes And Soils Of The Northam District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food

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The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.


Landscapes And Soils Of The Merredin District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food Jan 2009

Landscapes And Soils Of The Merredin District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food

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The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.


Tree Windbreaks In The Wheatbelt, Robert Sudmeyer, David Bicknell, Neil Coles Sep 2007

Tree Windbreaks In The Wheatbelt, Robert Sudmeyer, David Bicknell, Neil Coles

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Windbreaks comprising trees, or tree and shrub combinations, can offer many benefits on wheatbelt farms, particularly for protection of soil, stock, crops and pastures from damaging winds and erosion. Additional benefits include reduced evaporation from farm dams, reduced groundwater recharge, their use as nature conservation corridors and habitats, increased biodiversity including predators of crop and pasture pests, fire control, tree products and improved lifestyle and aesthetics.

In other areas and farming systems such as intensive horticulture, man-made windbreaks may be used, but their higher cost makes them unsuited for broadscale agriculture. Man-made windbreaks can be effective in reducing evaporative losses …


Landscapes And Soils Of The Katanning District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food Jan 2007

Landscapes And Soils Of The Katanning District, D N. Sawkins, Department Of Agriculture And Food

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The publication aims to provide readers with the principles underlying the formation of local landscapes and soils, and the ability to identify landscapes and their associated soils.


An Introduction To The Soils Of The Narrogin Advisory District, T C. Stoneman, Department Of Agriculture And Food, National Soil Conservation Program (Australia) Jan 1991

An Introduction To The Soils Of The Narrogin Advisory District, T C. Stoneman, Department Of Agriculture And Food, National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)

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Descriptions, illustrations and notes on eight common soils / compiled by T.C. Stoneman.