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The Manual of Australian Agriculture

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1990
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Robert L Reid
  • Language: English

The Manual for Australian Agriculture is a collection of information related to agriculture gathered from different Australian government agencies that are directly or indirectly… Read more

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The Manual for Australian Agriculture is a collection of information related to agriculture gathered from different Australian government agencies that are directly or indirectly concerned with agriculture. The book covers related topics such as land utilization and resource use; government assistance to Australian farmers; the physical and chemical properties of soil; soil mapping; plant nutrition, and fertilizers; and the growing of grain crops. The book also covers agro-industrial, fruit, and vegetable crops; kinds of seeds and their processing and storage; plant pests and diseases; and livestock and poultry. The text is recommended for agriculturists who are engaged in business, as well as those who would like to know more about agriculture in Australia.

Table of contents


Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Units and Symbols


1 Agriculture and the Economy


2 Soils and Soil Fertility


3 Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers


4 Soil Conservation


5 Grain Crops


6 Agro-Industrial Crops


7 Vegetable Crops


8 Fruit Crops


9 Nursery and Floriculture Crops


10 Seeds


11 Pastures


12 Fodder Conservation


13 Farm Forestry


14 Plant pests and Diseases


15 Properties of Pesticides


16 Herbicides


17 Livestock — Sheep, Cattle, Goats and Deer


18 Livestock — Pigs and Poultry


19 Livestock — Horses


20 Livestock Diseases


21 Livestock Breeding


22 Wool


23 Hides and Skins


24 Meat


25 Dairy Products


26 Eggs


27 Wine


28 Farm Power and Machinery


29 Irrigation


30 Farm Fencing


31 Rabbits


32 Farm Purchase and Valuation


33 Finance, Insurance and Taxation


34 Agricultural Quarantine and Export Inspection


35 Agricultural Statistics


36 Agricultural Education in Australia


37 Mensuration

Appendix I — Sources of Australian Agricultural Information

Appendix II — Climate Maps 853

Average maximum temperature — January

Average minimum temperature — January

Average maximum temperature — July

Average minimum temperature — July

Average rainfall — 10 percentile

Average rainfall — 50 percentile

Average rainfall — 90 percentile

Using the Index

Index


Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 22, 2013
  • Language: English

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