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Abstract:
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The project was highly successful in demonstrating that wheat yields in the long season, high rainfall region of the southern wheatbelt of Western Australia can be easily doubled (i.e. 3 to 4 t/ha compared with an average between 1 and 2 t/ha) with the adoption of specific management practices. Briefly, the major components of this high production package are: early sowing (not later than the end of May) ; the use of longer season varieties (e.g. Spear rather than Aroona or Kulin) ; the avoidance of take-
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