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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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Skeleton Weed : The Current Situation, Peter Scott, Jon Dodd
Skeleton Weed : The Current Situation, Peter Scott, Jon Dodd
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Skeleton weed is a major threat to western Australia's grain industry. This weed established itself throughout the entire eastern States wheatbelt in just over 50 years and is now found from south-east Queensland to South Australia. It was first founs in Western Australia at Ballidu in 1963, and since that time has been the subject of an ongoing and intensive eradication campaign. Peter Scott and Jon Dodd report on the present status of skeleton weed in Western Australia and outline the progress to date and future directions of the eradication campaign.