Effect of soil acidity on barley production in the south-west of Western Australia. 1. The interaction between lime and nutrient application

1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Dolling ◽  
WM Porter ◽  
AD Robson

The effect of soil acidity on barley growth in Western Australia and the role of aluminium toxicity and nutrient deficiencies were examined at 9 sites using 5 application rates of lime and 3 levels of supply of nutrients. Nutrient plant analysis was also used to assess the mechanisms involved in any response to lime.Lime application increased barley yields at 3 sites, by 9-30%, by alleviating aluminium toxicity. Nutrient treatments did not interact with the lime response. The largest reduction in grain yield (>15%) that was due to aluminium toxicity occurred at the site which had the lowest pH (4.3 in 0.01 mol CaCl2/L) and the highest concentration of CaCl2-extractable aluminium (5 �g/g).

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Manning ◽  
Kate Lancaster ◽  
April Rutkay ◽  
Linda Eaton

The parasite, Nosema apis, was found to be widespread among feral populations of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the south-west of Western Australia. The location, month of collection and whether the feral colony was enclosed in an object or exposed to the environment, all affected the presence and severity of infection. There was no significant difference in the probability of infection between managed and feral bees. However, when infected by N. apis, managed bees appeared to have a greater severity of the infection.


Author(s):  
David Worth

Over the past 30 years in Western Australia (WA), there has been heated debate about the future use of the remaining karri and jarrah forests in the south-west of the State. This debate revolves around policy proposals from two social movements: one wants to preserve as much of the remaining old-growth forests as possible, and an opposing movement supports a continued


2020 ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
G.G. Kamkin ◽  

The article is devoted to the analysis of urban “highways-barriers” (on the example of the South-West of Moscow) – the largest highways and railways, which are characterized by a combination of a high level of contact and barrier functions. Three of their key functions are identified: limiting, stabilizing, function of unevenness and no equilibrium growth. The main transport hubs have been identified on the basis of which highway barriers are divided according to the degree of contact (barrier) into three categories. It is shown that, as a rule, the larger the spatial size of the highway-barrier, the larger its volume of traffic flow, however, there are many exceptions. In the South-West of Moscow, with a relatively even settlement, the placement of metro stations plays a key role in overcoming the barrier. On less significant highways, the role of metro stations in overcoming the barrier is especially great. In some areas, highways-barriers form barrier topological tiers. A key feature of the South-West of Moscow is the presence of two barrier tiers. Inside the first barrier tier there are objects that mark it as a special urban area. A characteristic part of the first tier is the approach to the periphery in the area where Leninsky Prospekt and Vernadsky Prospekt meet. The second barrier tier is quite small and in- cludes the area between the Cheremushkinskiy market and Profsoyuznaya street. The existing system of highways-barriers was formed by the time of registration in 1968–1970. South-West of Moscow as a whole and manifests itself at the present time.


2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
R. S. Watkins

IN 1908, Ron's grandfather, Issac Gray, took up an uncleared block of land 15 km north of Frankland in the south-west of Western Australia (see Fig. 1, Hobbs 2003). During that time he ran a few cattle in the bush and clearing of the native woodlands of Wandoo (white gum) Eucalyptus wandoo, J arrah E. marginata and Marri (Redgum) E. calophylla was slow and tedious. Ron's parents took over the farm in 1947, and with the advent of the bulldozer, clearing of Watkin's property and surrounding district began in earnest during the 1950s. Clearing continued as fast "as money permitted", until almost the last natural vegetation was knocked down in 1978 (Fig. 1). Annual pastures with some cropping (for supplementary feed) were the main source of fodder for sheep and cattle.


The Festivus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-217
Author(s):  
Merv Cooper ◽  
Stephen Maxwell

This paper presents a new Altivasum found off Jurien Bay, Western Australia at 60 m. This new species expands our understanding of the distribution, and in particular extends the northern range of Altivasum, in the South-west Marine Region. Altivasum pauladellaboscae n. sp. is more rhomboidal than A. hedleyi Maxwell and Dekkers, 2019, which is elongated, and has the formation of tubular spines on the shoulder of axial fold on the later whorls of the spire; these spines are not formed in A. pauladellaboscae n sp. Altivasum pauladellaboscae n sp. differs from A. profundum Dekkers and Maxwell, 2018 in having acute shoulder nodules. The South Australian, A. flindersi Verco, 1914 lacks the fibriated subsutural band found in A. pauladellaboscae n. sp. Altivasum clarksoni Maxwell and Dekkers, 2019 is geographically isolated and morphologically distinct, being more elongated and fibriated. This paper brings the number of described Altivasum species to five


1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 751 ◽  
Author(s):  
BG Briggs ◽  
LAS Johnson ◽  
SL Krauss

The three species of Alexgeorgea Carlquist are revised, including A. ganopoda L. Johnson & B. Briggs, a newly described rare species of the Mt Frankland–Bow River region of the south-west of Western Australia.


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