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Trees In The Peel-Harvey Catchment, C S. Peek, Richard Silberstein

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

The peel-Harvey catchment has been the focus for an intensive research and extension programme to reduce phosphorous run-off flowing into the Peel Inlet and Harvey Estuary, while maintaining agricultural productivity.

One of the proposed management strategies is to plant large areas of trees on the catchment's leaching sands. Farmers would be encouraged to take this option if growing trees was at least equal, in financial return, to the present agricultural land uses.

Preliminary data indicate that growing Eucalyptus globulas (Tasmanian bluegum) for woodchipping may be at least as profitable as agriculture. Tree plantations also have the added potential to reduce …

Crop Establishment Strategies, Dpird

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Cereals, dry seeding, sowing at the break of the season, sowing three weeks after the break of the season, 89EB14. Pastures, cape tulip control, 88No114. Four o’clock control, 89Ka79. Glaucus thistle, 89Ka87. Matricaria control, 89ME48. Mexican poppy control, 89No97. Saffron thistle control, 89TS65, 89TS66. Saffron thistle demonstration, Geraldton.

Barley Screening Techniques, Georgette Elliot

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Early vigour, use of remote sensing to estimate crop characteristics. - Previous associated trials:

1987 BZEGV,1987 Chapman, Eat Chapman, Merredin, Mt Barker

1988 BYEVS Esperance, Mt Barker

BYEVN Wongan Hills, Badgingarra

Measurement of spectral reflectance and analysis of data.

Barley nitrogen utilization efficiency trial, BYNIT. 1989

3WB, 1A Wongan Hills, Badgingarra

Brome Grass Population Dynamics In Relation To Control Systems, A H. Cheam, S I. Lee

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

To identify the level of control of brome grass under various rotation systems, 86C1.

Tactical Nitrogen Decisions For Wheat, J. W. Bowden, R. J. Lunt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 88MO41, 88WH40 (2CE), 88WH40 (4W), 89NO77, 89MO47, 89MO47, 89MO49, 89BA33 (1), 89BA33 (2), 89WH70 (1), 89WH70 (2)

Locations: Wannamal, WHRS, Grass Valley, Regan's Ford, Badg. New Block 3CE

In order to test tactical and other fertilizer decision making methods (Table 1), we carried out three trials in 1988 and a further seven trials in 1989 (Table 2).

To date this programme has provided a lot of information which can be used to test and validate current (and future) methods of predicting yield potential and nitrogen status of a crop as the season progresses. However, our inability to predict end …

Pasture Species Investigations., D. A. Nicholas

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87WH50, 87NA77, 87KA39

Location: Wongan Hills, Kulin, Nyabing

Selection of subclover cultivars - early maturing.

To select in the field subterranean clover cultivars of early maturity having superior persistence and productivity.

The Grazing Value Of Medicago Murex., C. M. Saunders

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 88KA92

Location: Potts Road, East Kojonup.

At present, limited information is available on the grazing value of Medicago murex cv. Zodiac on sheep live weights and wool growth. This trial was designed to provide data on the relative performance of sheep grazing Zodiac compared with the recommended subterranean clovers (Junee/Seaton Park) in the > 450mm rainfall zone in WA.

Interaction Of Rhizoctonia Root Rot On Wheat With Post Emergence Herbicides, W Macleod

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Interaction of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat with post emergence herbicides, 88E30. Location, aim, treatment, method, results, table1. Take-all inoculum levels in a ryegrass sward after treatment with hoegrass. 88MD30. Location, aim, treatment, method, results, Interaction of Pleiochaeta root rot on lupins with Simazine®, 88ME64, 88WH335, 88ME64. Location, aim, treatment, method, results, tables 1 to 8.

Planning For Horticultural Expansion On The Swan Coastal Plain, P Coghlan, Geoff Moore, Jim Dixon

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

Horticulture is an intensive, high value form of agriculture highly dependant on the availability of good water supplies for the year-round production of fresh produce. Production increase in Western Australia and the encouragement and development of export markets has caused rapid expansion if the industry in recent years.

Expansion is expected to continue, placing severe pressure on available water supplies and suitable land close to markets. At present' 90 per cent of the Stase's horticultural land is on the Swan Coastal Plain and minor selected hills areas around Perth.

Effects Of Seed Phosphorus Concentrations And The Source Of The Seed On Growth Of Lupins., M. M. Riley, M. D. Bolland, K. Adcock

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89EC31

Location: East Chapman Research Station.

The effect of seed phosphorus concentration, source of seed and fertilizer P level on plant counts from six to 20 weeks.

Harvest Index Of Lupins, Direct Drilling On Sandplain Soils., Rob Delane, Carmel Schmidt, Glenn Adam

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Chemicals to improve pod setting in Lupins (Small plots), 89C23, 89GE74,

Chemicals to improve pod setting in Lupins (Large plots) 89GE72, 89GE75.

Cultivar Evaluation On Low Rainfall Heavy Textured Soils., Bradley Nutt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

a. Trial 88GE34

Cultivar evaluation in machine sown plots.
Location: NMRS

The higher seed yield of Serena compared to the other cultivars resulted in better early forage .production as well a legume dominated pasture.

b. Trial 88TS 63 and 88TS 65

Wheat yields following pastures.
Location: 88TS63 - Perenjori and 88TS65 - Three Springs.

There was no response to nitrogen in either biological yield or grain yield of wheat sown over volunteer based pasture at the Three Springs site. All pasture treatments resulted in similar wheat yields except for Sava because of poor control of the snail medic under the …

Aphid Tolerance Evaluation In Annual Medics., Bradley Nutt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89GE61

Location: East Chapman

Out of the 100 lines tested, 30 experimental lines were less affected (in terms of seed yield) by aphid damage than c.v. Parabinga.

Effect Of Seed Phosphorus Levels In Three Wheat Varieties And Fertilizer P Supply On Their Growth And Grain Yields., M. M. Riley, M. D. Bolland, K. Adcock

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89WH74

Location: Wongan Hills Research Station, Field 4W

Effect of phosphorus and fertilizer on the growth and grain of wheat yields.

Potassium Nutrition Of Pastures On The Sandplain Soils Of Western Australia., Noeleen Edwards, M. Thomas

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Project: Potassium nutrition of pastures on the sandplain soils of Western Australia.

Determine the factors affecting the fate of native and applied potassium on sandplain soils.
Define current and residual response curve parameters for potassium applications. Develop recommendations for the economic management of soil potassium levels.

Trial 88B46, 88TS69, 89KO26

Maintenance application rates of potassium on sandplain soils.

Location: Badgingarra Research Station, new block, North Eneabba, Kojaneerup Research Block.

Trial 89BA24

Residual value of potassium on sandplain soils.

Location: Badgingarra Research Station

Trial 89MT46,

Potassium requirements of sub clover.

Location: Mt Barker Research Station.

Project: Potassium nutrition of lupins on …

Barley Agronomy Experiments., K. L. Young

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89E1, 89SG1, 89MT3

Barley variety x time of sowing trials.

Location: Esperance Downs Research Station, Salmon Gums Research Station, Mt Barker Research Station

To determine the optimum time of ear emergence for barley varieties which vary in maturity.

Trial 89ES2

Location: Melijinup Field Station

Barley variety x time of sowing trials

1. Assess the effect of aphids on the yield of barley at a range of sowing times.

2. Determine the optimum time of ear emergence for barley varieties which vary in maturity.

Trial 89E6

The effect of aphids on the yield of barley

Location: Esperance Downs Research Station. …

Introducing Onslow, Western Australian Department Of Agriculture

Grain and other field crops published reports

Onslow Barley........ a new breed of barley for the southern high rainfall areas (see map VH,H4 &H5). Suited to May plantings, Onslow is the first barley developed specifically for the long growing seasons in these areas.

For the first time barley growers have a variety designed for those 4 t/ha plus yields which research shows are possible with early sowing.

Onslow is the first of a new breed of barley cultivars developed in Western Australia specifically for the southern high rainfall areas which have a long growing season.

Trees For Windbreaks On Swan Coastal Plain Farms, Leon English, Ken Angell, Metropolitan District Office, Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia

Bulletins 4000 -

Strong easterly and south-westerly winds are a feature of the Swan Coastal Plain and we receive frequent inquiries about which tree species are suitable for planting as windbreaks. When selecting trees for windbreaks you must match the species to the various soil types which occur along the Coastal Plain. The mature height of the tree is also an important consideration in good windbreak design. This Bulletin lists species which are suitable for windbreaks in descending order of mature height and indicates the soil type(s) on which they should be planted.

Bulletin 4358 - Western Australian Registered Field Crop Scheme Production Rules, Mark Holland, Peter Hill

Bulletins 4000 -

The Western Australian Registered Field Crop Scheme is an industry cooperative scheme entered into voluntarily by the participants. Agriculture Western Australia, through its AGWEST Plant Laboratories business unit, administers the scheme and supervises industry agreed production and marketing guidelines.

The Registered Field Crop Scheme differs from certified seed schemes by reduced direct supervision of the production by Agriculture Western Australia.

Producers agree to abide by the following rules and are responsible for the correctness of the final product to meet the quality descriptions for each seed lot as described on the appropriate seed analysis statement and in these rules.

The …

Miscellaneous Production 23/87 - Animal Production In The Spinifex And Shrubland Regions Of Western Australia, D. Burnside

Animal production and livestock published reports

The role of the Rangeland Management Branch is to promote the sustained economic use of the rangeland resource. It provides research and extension services to the pastoral industry, provides advice on the condition of the range resource to Government and provides technical information on rangelands to other rangeland managers. A principal objective to be met in fulfilling that role is the development and promotion of economically efficient place systems that conserve the rangeland resource. At the inaugural Pastoral Soil Conservation Districts Conference in Meekatharra in May 1987, pastoralist delegates emphasized the importance of achieving that objective within the various soil …

Seed Production And Hard Seededness Of Trifolium Subterraneum Subsp Brachycalycinum, Michael D A Bolland

Technical Bulletins

Ungrazed swards of some subsp. brachycalycinum strains produced reasonable seed yields compared with subsp. subterraneum on the sandplain soils and annual Medicago species on the alkaline mallee soils. However, in swards which were grazed by sheep up to the start of flowering, subsp. brachycalycinum produced disappointing seed yields compared with subsp. subterraneum and annual Medicago species. On a sandy soil, prevention of burr burial compared with covering developing burrs with sand drastically reduce ation an inhibiting light factor operates to drastically reduce seed production.

Annual Medic Evaluation On Eradu Sandplain Soil - 3 M Rows., Bradley Nutt, M. K. Laslett

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 88EC16

Location: East Chapman Research Station

Inoculated and lime pelleted seed was hand sown into 3m rows at 0.25 g/m. All the medics were inoculated with WSM 540 which may have been less effective with some of the M. littoralis and M. tornata varieties. The 1988 season was very good in terms of frequency and amount of rainfall which is reflected in the high seed yields compared to 1987.

Postharvest Fungicide Treatments For Control Of Penicilium Storage Rot Of Pears, P Mcr Wood

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

88SW1, Karragullen.

Table one.

Comments.

Winter Dormant Treatment For Control Of Apple Mildew, P Mcr Wood

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

88MA51, 88MA50, 88BY32.

Table two.

Comments

Control Of Phytophthora Root Rot In Proteas, P Mcr Wood

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

88BU1.

Table 3

Comments

Evaluation Of New Pasture Legume Species In Terms Of Summer Feeding Value And Effects On Wool Production., Tess Casson

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 86KA71

Location: Private farm 'Monalta' - south-east of Katanning.

As outlined by S. Flecker in the 1987 summary for this trial, the expected result of the research is that the feeding value of burr medic pastures will be greater than the feeding value of sub. clover and barrel medic pasture, particularly over the dry summer/autumn period.

Soil-Plant Organochlorine Pesticide Research., Tony Albertsen

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

88MA42, 88BU18, 88BU21, 88BU22, 88BY16, 88AL20, 88AL21, 88AL22, 88BY9, 88 BY1, 88BY11, 88BY12, 88BY13, 88BY14, 88BY15, 88BU19, 88BU20, 88MA43, 88MA44, 88MA45, 88MA46, 86V1, 86V2, 84V2.

Locations: Albany, Bunbury, Busselton and Manjimup.

In 1988 a research programme was initiated to help define the relationship between soil and plant contamination. Two main experiments were established 1) Pasture contamination in annual and perennial grazed swards. 2) Plant species contamination in a wider range of pasture and crops.

Effect Of Deep Ripping And Aphid Infestation On Pasture Production., Bradley Nutt, M. K. Laslett

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 88EC18

Location: East Chapman Research Station.

Half the trial site was cultivated to 30cm at the break of the season and the whole site was normally cultivated. Weeds were then sprayed with Roundup at 1 1/ha prior to seeding with an eight run cone seeder. The plots were kept weed free during the year by hand weeding. The root distribution was calculated from soil cores taken in 20 cm increments on 20 August. Aphid cortrol consisted of spraying every two weeks with Pirimor at 140 g/ha between July and October. Lorsban at 150 ml/ha was used for the last …

Serradella Establishment On Light Textured Soil., Bradley Nutt, M. K. Laslett

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87GE81

Location: East Chapman Research Station.

Evaluate early maturing serradella lines on deep sands.

Serradella Line Evaluation - Stage 3., L. Cransberg

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 85AL86

Location: South Stirlings.

To evaluate five promising lines selected from variety trials, in terms of herbage production and long term persistence.