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Soil And Plant Analysis For Mineral Deficiencies, M D. Carroll
Soil And Plant Analysis For Mineral Deficiencies, M D. Carroll
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Soil and plant analysis (testing) has its supporters and its critics. Some of the differences are resolved if the distinction is made between the concept and the practice. Most people would agree with the concept of soil and plant analysis but the practice, or service offered, in any agricultural situation can be subject to valid criticism.
This article defines some of the principles involved and illustrates some of the problems, to provide a better understanding of the usefulness and the limitations of soil and plant analysis as a diagnostic aid in plant and animal nutrition.
Frost Injury To Cereals In W.A, M W. Perry, A. G. P. Brown
Frost Injury To Cereals In W.A, M W. Perry, A. G. P. Brown
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Late spring frosts commonly reduce yields and affect the quality of grain in wheat crops, especially in the southern, eastern and north-eastern districts. The damage is usually localised on individual farms, but is sometimes widespread.
Barley, and oats to a lesser extent, are also affected. Average losses of wheat in Western Australia have been estimated at 3 to 5 per cent, per year, or about 2 million bushels on current production figures.
Metric Conversion For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Metric Conversion For Agriculture, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Farmers are already becoming involved with metric units and by 1974 conversion of the farming industry will be well advanced. Wool sales converted to metric measurements in August, 1971, and sales by the various grain marketing boards will be largely in metric terms in the 1972 harvest. Weather information to the public has been given in metric terms since September 1.
Limnology Of Four Bauxite Open-Pit Lakes, George L. Harp, Ronald D. Hubbard
Limnology Of Four Bauxite Open-Pit Lakes, George L. Harp, Ronald D. Hubbard
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The aquatic flora and fauna and 18 physicochemical characteristics of four bauxite open-pit lakes were studied from September 1969 to August 1970. The least acid lake (pH 3.4-4.4) supported 49 different aquatic insects, plankton, and higher aquatic plants. The most acid lake (pH 2.7-3.2) supported only 26 different plants and animals. Bauxite open-pit lakes within the pH range studied appear to be as relatively unproductive as their coal strip-mine lake counterparts, with which they share physicochemical and biological characteristics. Benthic macrofaunal diversity and abundance appear to be related more closely to distribution and abundance of leaf detritus than to hydrogen-ion …
Dust Storms Cause Yield Losses, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, C. H. Trotman
Dust Storms Cause Yield Losses, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, C. H. Trotman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Farmers and research workers are well aware that heavy grazing during summer loosens and exposes soil to the action of strong winds and summer thunder storms. They also realise that dust storms mean soil loss from paddocks, but until now there has been little idea of the effect of these storms on crop yields in subsequent seasons.
Plant Cover For Bare And Salt Affected Land, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Plant Cover For Bare And Salt Affected Land, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The contributions made by this State to land reclamation were recognised at an international level last year.
Mr. C. V. Malcolm, a research officer with the Soils Division, presented a paper entitled "Establishing Shrubs in Saline Environments" at a symposium on Useful Wildland Shrubs, Their Biology and Utilisation, at Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
The conclusion to Mr. Malcolm's review, set out below, summarises much of what is known about shrub establishment in saline areas.