1926–1938
Highlights
The Waite Agricultural Research Institute
1932: The first B.AgSc Graduates
Later Strengths:
- Agronomy (Donald – the addition of legumes to the dryland farming system, light in plant growth)
- Soil Science (Quirk – clays)
- Plant Breeding (Finlay – handling large numbers of lines and data there from)
- Root Pathology (Kerr – root knot nematode)
- Analytical Chemistry (Piper)
Main aspects of the era
Recognition of decline in natural resources
- Soil conservation
Depression and hardship
- World markets oversupplied
Economic support for agriculture
- The value of barrel medic recognized and commercialisation commenced.