Publication Date
1987
DPIRD Collections
Grains and field crops
Series Number
74
Abstract
The water-holding capacity of these soils, and their location in a low rainfall area combine to make them marginal for producing grain. In contrast to sowing wheat on ley pasture, mechanically fallowing the year before planting markedly improved grain yields by 1.3 to 4 times.
Number of Pages
17
Keywords
Yields, Wheat, Salmon Gums (WA), Sowing date, Sowing rates, Cropping systems, Barley
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Soil Science
Recommended Citation
Collins, D A, Bolland, M D, and Fletcher, R D. (1987), Wheat and barley experiments on the Kumarl soils at Salmon Gums. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Technical Bulletin 74.
