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Title: Saltland pastures for the south-eastern wheatbelt / by Sally Phelan.
Author: Phelan, S. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Lake Grace) ; Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture.
Year: 2004.
Series: Farmnote (Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture), ; no. 74/2004
Description: [4] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Atriplex nummularia. ; Trifolium michelianum. ; Medicago polymorpha. ; Salt land. ; Elymus elongatus. ; Atriplex undulata. ; Production economics. ; Salt tolerance. ; Salinity. ; Atriplex amnicola. ; Grassland management. ; South eastern wheatbelt region (W.A.) ; Western Australia. ; Puccinellia ciliata. ; Maireana brevifolia. ; Crop establishment. ; Case studies. ; Pastures.
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Type: Book
Abstract: (En)
Western Australia has over one million hectares of agricultural land affected by salinity with another four million hectares expected to be affected in the next 50 years. This Farmnote discusses the best management practices to maximise animal production from saltland. It covers : the principles of profitablility and nutritive value; site and plant species selection; site preparation and establishment; and grazing. Species that have salt tolerance include: river saltbush (Atriplex amnicola), old man saltb
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