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Agriculture Western Australia's Centre For Cropping Systems - Northam, Agriculture Western Australia

Grain and other field crops published reports

Agriculture Western Australia's Centre for Cropping Systems in York Road, Northam, was established as a centre of excellence for research, development and extension into cropping systems.

Its role is to stimulate the contribution of ideas from individuals, groups and organisations with an interest in research, development, and extension relating to innovative, profitable and sustainable crop-based farming systems.

The Centre for Cropping Systems is part of a regional network with strong links to Agriculture Western Australia's Crop Improvement Institute based at South Perth, the Dryland Research Institute at Merredin and the Avondale Research Fann at Beverley. It also links with universities …

Bulletin 4371 - Growing Bamboo In Western Australia, Bob Gretton, John Burt

Bulletins 4000 -

Bamboo belongs to the subfamily Bambusoidae, a tribe of the Poaceae or grass family. They include 45 genera and over 1000 species. Many bamboo have edible shoots. The culms (stems) are fast growing, strong, light and useful as timber. These characteristics make the bamboo family valuable plants.

In Australia, there has been increasing interest in growing bamboo since the International Bamboo Congress in Bali in 1995. The principal driving forces of this new industry are edible shoot production and timber production. A Bamboo Growers Seminar was held in Brisbane in 1997. A Bamboo Growers Association for Australia was formed in …

Bulletin 4369 - Ord River Irrigation Area - Kununurra Western Australia, Agriculture Western Australia

Bulletins 4000 -

The Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) in the Kimberley Province of Western Australia is the product of a bold and imaginative plan to develop part of the nation's tropical north for intensive agriculture by harnessing the waters of the Ord River. The principal features of the scheme are:

* A major storage reservoir formed by a dam constructed where the Ord River enters the Carr-Boyd Ranges, 160 kilometres south-east of Wyndham.

* A diversion dam, 50 kilometres further downstream, to raise the river level and divert water to be released from the major storage reservoir onto the irrigable lands.

* …

Legume Logic Number 106

Legume Logic

Contents

Guess who's coming to dinner?

Post-emergence weed control

Pulse growers urged to nip fungi in the bud

Management treatments to control fungi in various crops

Pulse points

Legume Logic Number 105

Legume Logic

Contents

Brown spot in lupins - still a major threat

Old proverb rings true

Seeding warning

Population explosion or implosion? you decide

Triazine herbicides - should you use the?

Pulse points

Where to from here?

Export Cauliflower Quality Improvement 1996 - 1998, Vynka Mcveigh, Rachel Lancaster, Dennis Phillips, S. C. Tan

Horticulture research reports

Final report for the project VG 94043 January 1996 to December 1998.

This three year study is the first conducted in Australia which has evaluated and assessed the postharvest chain for export cauliflowers. From harvesting to transportation to the wharf, the project has identified a range of improved practices to ensure optimum quality of cauliflower at the destination market. The project has also examined cauliflower agronomy issues such as the effect of seed weight, seedling weight and phosphorus nutrition and placement on yield and harvest period, as well as variation in potting mix composition within a seedling cell tray.

Producing …

Legume Logic Number 104

Legume Logic

Contents

Global factors influence 199 protein prices

Lupin teaser

Dry seeding lupins

Teaser answers

Anthracnose Update

Pulse points

Weed watch

Growers' response

Legume Logic Number 103

Legume Logic

Contents

Orobanche - the destructive paprasie

Total CB pulse receivals for th 1998/99 season

Pulse points

March checklist

The population bomb- threat or opportunity? - Graeme Martin, Associate Professor of Animal Science, University of Western Australia.

- The threat

- The opportunity

Triazines

Bulletin 4359 - Soils Of The Swan Coastal Plain, Mike Bolland

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Almost all the soils of the Swan coastal plain are formed by material deposited by sea, rivers and wind. The Yilgarn Block, east and south of the Scarp bordering the Swan Coastal Plain (Fig. 1), rose about 40 to 50 million years ago. This caused erosion of the block by rivers and streams, and the eroded material was either deposited onto the Swan Coastal Plain or washed into the sea. The eroded material formed new soils on the Plain.

Broadly there are two major types of soils on the Coastal Plain. The first is a series of dune system near …

Horticulture Research Report 1994 - 1998, Frank Wise Institute, Kununurra, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, D. Robinson, M. Howes, R. Randell

Horticulture research reports

This report summarises horticultural research, development and extension activities undertaken by staff from the Kununurra District Office during the period 1993 to 1998 and reported annually at the Frank Wise Institute Horticultural Research Review. The range and extent of activities presented and supported by Agriculture Western Australia with industry collaboration indicates the importance of horticulture in the economies of the Kimberley Region and Western Australia. Further support by funding bodies and agribusiness, and collaboration with other research organizations is also acknowledged. Since the early 1980's, horticultural output and value of production from the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) have risen …

Bulletin 4357 - Fertilisers For Pastures On Sandy Soils Of The Swan Coastal Plain, K. W. Angell

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When newly cleared for agriculture, the sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain were acutely deficient in phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N), and the trace elements copper ( Cu) and zinc (Zn) and sometimes molybdenum (Mo). Phosphorus deficiency was overcome by applying single superphosphate. Trace element deficiencies were overcome by adding Cu, Zn and Mo to superphosphate during manufacture, allowing P, Cu, Zn and Mo to be applied to the pasture in the one operation.

It was subsequently found that low sulphur (S) and potassium (K) were limiting production and persistence of subterranean clover-based pastures on the sandy soils of the …

Legume Logic Number 102

Legume Logic

Contents

Good luck - means less management

Summer weeds

Lime requirements for cropping rotations

1999 Grower Outlook meetings

Lupin flour

Legume Logic Number 101

Legume Logic

Contents

Cowling new UWA Associate Professor

Pulse points

Anthracnose recommendations for 1999

Anthracnose fungicide seed treatments

Pulse receivals (tonnes) to 21st December 1998

Mangoes At A Glance From Western Australia, Peter Johnson, Geraldine Pasqual

Horticulture published reports

Western Australia produces a range of horticultural commodities including fruit, vegetables, flowers, nursery products and wine as part of its fast growing $400 million horticultural industry. Natural advantages such as climate and clean environment, soils and water make Western Australia an ideal place to supply a variety of high quality produce to domestic and international markets.

Western Australia has a strong mango industry with production from well established crops estimated at $4.8 million. Industry members aim for a high level of customer satisfaction by offering popular varieties, quality and the ability to consistently supply markets.

Accelerating Variety Release With Double Haploids, Sue Broughton

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

The use of plant tissue culture to produce special lines called doubled haploids is reducing the time taken to breed new varieties of cereal crops by up to three years. Sue Broughton outlines what doubled haploids are, how they are produced, and why they have been able to short circuit the usual lengthy breeding process.

Bulletin 4384 - New Asian Vegetables From Western Australia - At A Glance, Vynka Mcveigh, Soon Chye Tan Dr, Geraldine Pasqual

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Western Australia produces a range of horticultural commodities including fruit, vegetables, flowers, nursery products and wine as part of its fast growing $400 million horticultural industry. Natural advantages such as climate and clean environment, soils and water make Western Australia an ideal place to supply a variety of high quality produce to domestic and international markets.

Western Australia is Australia's largest exporter of fresh vegetables, sending a range of products to over 20 countries. A strong export trade has developed with South East Asia and growing opportunities exist in other markets in Asia and in the Northern Hemisphere. Western Australia …

Legume Logic Number 100

Legume Logic

Contents

Press the seed, not the soil

Third European legume conference - Spain

Pulse points

Wodjil lupins

Seed quality tests

Seasons greetings & 100 issues for Legume Logic

Legume Logic Number 99

Legume Logic

Contents

Frost observations

- Peas

- Faba beans

- Chickpeas

Pulse points

Peas- a forgotten crop

Seed testing 1999

Legume Logic Number 98

Legume Logic

Contents

Atrazine resistance

Budworm control

Non podding lupins

Lupin variety recommendations 1999

Caution with gypsum

Legume Logic Number 97

Legume Logic

Contents

Salinity and Western Australian agriculture

Fragile pulses?

Swathing lupins

Pulse points

Anthracnose and narrowleafed lupins

Crop-topping lupins

The Chickpea Book : A Technical Guide To Chickpea Production, Stephen Loss, Neil Brandon, K H M. Siddique

Bulletins 4000 -

The area of chickpea production in Australia has expanded rapidly in recent years especially in south-western Australia. This has been partly brought about by the keen interest of farmers and a concerted research effort and industry development by Agriculture Western Australia, The Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) and other institutions, in partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation and other industry funding bodies. Private consultants, grain traders and other industry groups have also contributed to the expansion of the industry.

Much of the local knowledge generated by these research and development projects has been published in various …

Legume Logic Number 96

Legume Logic

Contents

Agronomy - growing for a greener future

Pulse points

Aphid damage to lupins - Francoise berlandier, AgWA

Winter pulse plantings for 1998 ('000 hectares)

Albus and anthracnose fungus - Bill O'Neill AgWa, Geraldton

Legume Logic Number 95

Legume Logic

Contents

Seasonal situation

Safe cropping

Pulse points

Herbicide damage

AgraCorp Pulse Indicator Prices as 23 June

Controlling grass weeds in pulse crops

Post-emergent broadleafed weed control

Legume Logic Number 94

Legume Logic

Contents

Sustainability

Lupin price outlook

Seasonal conditions

Legume Logic Number 93

Legume Logic

Contents

Faba beans

Spraying and Anthracnose

Lime and lupins

Sustainability

Wodjil bulkup

Legume Logic Number 92

Legume Logic

Contents

Stubble trouble?

Field Peas

Reminders

Lupin conference

Weed control in chickpea crops

Export Carrot Production Capability Study, Dennis Phillips

Horticulture research reports

A survey was conducted by personal interview of nearly 80 per cent of Western Australian export carrot growers to determine the range of business profiles and production practices prevailing in the industry in 1996-97. The study provided significant information which the industry can use to guide future development and to benchmark its performance.

The industry was characterised by a high level of Australian ownership and a healthy mix of family and corporate ownership and vertical integration. Capital investment in production was high, potentially inhibiting new entrants to the industry.

Threats to future industry growth were identified in an ageing management …

Guidelines Of Activities And Costs Of Establishing A Vineyard For Winegrapes, Alex Sas, Roslyn Hanna, Diana Fisher

Viticulture published reports

This document is intended as a starting point for those interested in growing wine grapes and highlights the management techniques, labour requirements, and costs involved with such an enterprise. Budgeting methods are used to determine the profitability of investing in a 10 ha vineyard in the south-west of Western Australia. The document should not be used as a recipe with which to develop a vineyard, but rather as a guide.

Establishing a vineyard involves a large initial investment with no returns until usually three years after planting. Factors such as site selection, environment, seasonal conditions and management, will all affect …

Legume Logic Number 91

Legume Logic

Contents

Mice damage

CMV alert

Anthracnose prevention

Wodjil lupins

Chickpeas

Legume Logic Number 90

Legume Logic

Contents

A wider perspective

Seed or feed in the silo?

Pulse receivals (CBH 30/1/98)

Order inoculants now

Pulse market outlook

Albus proposals

Anthracnose seed test

Lupinus logicus vale

Grain pool outlook meetings