Agronomy branch reports
Published 1968–1980
From 1968 to 1980 the Department of Agriculture (to 1975) and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (1975–1979) issued reports prepared by the Agronomy Branch in Adelaide. These contain a wide range of research, extension and study reports associated with cereal, pasture and various seed crops.
Included are Agronomy Branch’s annual reports for 1969–70 and 1978–79 inclusively, which were published as Reports 18, 30, 43, 49, 58, 69, 74, 89, 100 and 110. Reports 87 and 106 were never published, while Report no. [19.2] resulted from a misnumbering (or a number not being issued).
In 2006 the reports listed below were scanned as electronic text files (image only) from the collection of Agronomy Branch reports held in the Woolhouse Library of the University of Adelaide (Waite campus, South Australia). The titles are from the title page (viewed between 23 and 29 May 2006). Each can be downloaded as a PDF file from the University of Adelaide’s Internet website. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/print the PDF file.
Number | Agronomy Branch Report Title | Year | Author/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potassium Fertiliser Use in South Australia | 1968 | P.M. Barrow |
| 2 | Lucerne Seed Production in South Australia 1968 | 1968 |
D. Ragless W.O. Coleman |
| 3 | Skeleton Weed (Chondrilla juncea L.) in South Australia | 1968 |
A.F.Tideman R.T.M. Wood S. Hogg |
| 4 | Aerial Agriculture in South Australia 1968 | 1968 | P.R. Birks |
| 5 | Three Studies of Barley Stored in Bulk, 1965–1967 | 1968 |
J.B. Doolette P.T. Sanders |
| 6 | The toxicity of maldison on Wheat to Various curculionids | 1969 | P.R. Birks |
| 7 | Farmer Experiences With the Econ Fodder Roller in the Lower South East of South Australia | 1969 | R.C. Hagerstrom |
| 8 | The extension Programme for Hill Country Improvement in South Australia: Progress Report 1966–1968 | 1969 |
J.D. McAuliffe C. Phillips |
| 9 | Biology and Control of Austroicetes cruciata, the Small Plague Grasshopper, 1966–68 | 1969 |
P.R. Birks J.W. Goode |
| 10 | Agricultural Research in the South-east of South Australia and Adjacent Areas of Victoria - Crop Production (includes bibliographical references) | 1969 | P.M. Barrow |
| 11 | Agricultural Research in the South-east of South Australia and Adjacent Areas of Victoria - Pasture Production (includes bibliographical references) | 1969 |
P.S. Cocks E.D. Higgs |
| 12 | The biology of Desiantha caudata, Pasc., (fam. Curculionidae), the Cereal Curculio (includes bibliographical references) | 1969 | P.G. Allen |
| 13 | HCB Residues in Wheat | 1970 | P.R. Gunner |
| 14 | Agricultural Potential of Four Areas on Eyre Peninsula, 1969 | 1969 |
J.D. McAuliffe K.J. Holden |
| 15 | Agricultural Potential of the Area Proposed to be Supplied With Water from the Polda-Kimba Pipeline, 1969 | 1969 |
J.D. McAuliffe K.G. Bicknell |
| 16 | The Agricultural Potential of Kangaroo Island, 1970 | 1970 | F.C. Gross |
| 17 | Minor Agricultural Crops in South Australia | 1970 | Officers of Agronomy Branch |
| 19 | Dryland Lucerne Research and Extension in N.S.W. and A.C.T – 1970 | 1970 | M.V. Smith |
| 19.2 | Research Projects and Personnel | 1970 | Pastures Research Section |
| 20 | Investigations on Drainage and Irrigation at Long Flat, 1960–1968 | 1971 | P.J. Cole |
| 21 | Field Day on Utilisation of Dryland Lucerne Pastures, Kynoch Station, via Keith, South Australia | 1970 | M.V. Smith |
| 22 | 1969/70 Distribution of Mice in South Australia and Broad-acre Treatment for Mice | 1971 |
P.G. Allen J.D. McAuliffe |
| 23 | Frost Damage in Cereals, 1970 | 1971 |
K.G. Bicknell P.D. Fairbrother F.C. Gross |
| 24 | Cloud Seeding Operations – 1968 | 1971 |
J.D. McAuliffe D.W. Kidd |
| 25 | Where is Agricultural Extension Going?: a report on the Extension Session held during Branch Conference, 1971 | 1971 | P.M.S. Potter |
| 26 | Seed Certification: 1970–71 Seasonal Report | 1971 | D. Ragless |
| 27 | Possible Future Roles of the South Australian Herbage Seed Industry | 1971 | E.D. Higgs |
| 28 | Legumes | 1971 |
P.M. Kloot J.H. Dawes |
| 29 | Grasses | 1972 |
P.M. Kloot J.H. Dawes |
| 31 | Cereal Responses to Nitrogen Fertilisers and Herbicide Treatments on Skeleton Weed Infested Land in the Murray Mallee Region of South Australia | 1971 | R.M. Wood |
| 32 | Investigations into the Use of Herbicides as Aids to Pasture Establishment on Skeleton Weed Land in the Murray Mallee | 1971 | R.M. Wood |
| 33 | Pasture Establishment and Pasture Competition Experiments on Soils Infested with Skeleton Weed in the Murray Mallee of South Australia | 1971 | R.M. Wood |
| 34 | Investigation into Seed Production, Marketing and Other Matters in Europe and the U.S.A. | 1971 | E.D. Higgs |
| 35 | Sitonahumeralis Steph. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Australia | 1971 | P.G. Allen |
| 36 | Parasites of Sitonahumeralis Steph. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) | 1971 | P.G. Allen |
| 37 | The Distribution and Weediness of African Daisy (Seneciopterophorus) in South Africa | 1972 | A.F. Tideman |
| 38 | DDT Analysis of Oat Samples from the Upper South East of South Australia | 1972 |
P.R. Birks Y.P. Lim R.B. Jenkins |
| 39 | The use of diuron for the Control of Annual Weeds in Cereal Crops (wheat and barley) | 1972 |
M.J. Catt G.B. Baldwin |
| 40 | South Australian Department of Agriculture, Agronomy Branch Extension Report: 1971–72 Season | 1972 | G.D. Webber |
| 41 | Seed Certification: 1971–72 Seasonal Report | 1972 | D. Ragless |
| 42 | Oil Seed Rape Surveys, Trials and Demonstration Results 1971–72 | 1972 | Agricultural Advisers |
| 44 | The biology of Sitona Species With Particular Reference to S. Humeralis | 1973 | J. Moulden |
| 45 | Seed Inspection Handbook | 1973 |
D. Ragless R.M. Kain |
| 46 | The Potential for Export of Seeds to the Mediterranean Basin | 1973 | D. Ragless |
| 47 | Principles, Practices & New Developments in Plant Protection | 1973 |
G.B. Baldwin P. Birks A.J. Dube |
| 48 | Report on Herbage Seed Production: 1972–73 Season | 1973 | D. Ragless |
| 50 | Breeding Perennial Grasses for South Australia: with Special Reference to Fescue Arundinaces Schreb. (tall fescue) | 1973 | G.W. Lawton |
| 51 | Mini-Conference: Annual Medics: Establishment, Management and General Utilization | 1973 | E.J. Crawford |
| 52 | Plant Breeders’ Rights: a Discussion of Some of the Issues Related to Introducing Plant Breeders’ Rights in Australia | 1974 | E.D. Higgs |
| 53 | The production of Certified Seeds in South Australia During the Period, 1960–1973: a Statistical Summary | 1974 | D. Ragless |
| 54 | Paravivo: a Long Lived Winter Growing Lucerne | 1974 | E.J. Crawford |
| 55 | Coping With Change: a Report on the Branch Conference, 1–4 April, 1974 | 1974 |
N.R. Matz D. Swincer |
| 56 | A Summary of Bushfire Research 1964–1974 (conducted under the guidance of the Bushfire Research Committee and the Senior Weeds Officer, Department of Agriculture) | 1974 |
L.T. Jacobs SA Bushfire Research Committee Agronomy Branch |
| 57 | Herbage Seed Production: 1973–74 Season | 1974 | D. Ragless |
| 59 | Overseas Study Tour, May 19th to July 31st 1974 | 1974 | I.D. Kaehne |
| 60 | Overseas Study Tour Report: Field Crop Evaluation and Seed Production | 1974 | T.G. Heard |
| 61 | The Importance of Seed Quality | 1974 | D. Ragless |
| 62 | Sampling Methods and Life-table Data for Sitonahumeralis Stephens (Coleoptera: Curculiondae) | 1975 | J. Moulden |
| 63 | Kabatiella caulivora(Kirchn) Karak: the Causal Organism of Northern Anthracnose or Clover Scorch | 1975 | J. Johnsson |
| 64 | Phytotoxicity of mancozeb: (a literature review compiled before investigations into the poor emergence of mancozeb-treated cereals) | 1975 | J. Johnsson |
| 65 | Bushfire Control Plan: a report on the nature of the risks, hazards and desirable control measures of bushfires and other fires within and adjacent to the area of land under the control of the Monarto Development Commission at Monarto, South Australia | 1975 | B.J. Francis |
| 66 | Data bank and Gene Preservation in Annual Species of the Genus Medicago L. | 1975 | E.J. Crawford |
| 67 | Herbage Seed Production: 1974–75 Season | 1975 | G.E. Cooper |
| 68 | Agronomy Branch Mini Conference: Seed Quality and Production in Cereals and Other Crops, Walkerville, Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st July 1975 | 1975 |
M.R. Krause B.J. Marshall D. Ragless |
| 70 | Interstate Study Tour Report on Pasture Seed Production and Certification, 2nd to 15th November, 1974 | 1975 | W.O. Coleman |
| 71 | Sequential Sampling for the Pasture Cockchafer Aphodius tasmaniae Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Pastures in South Australia’ Thesis (M.Ag.Sci.) University of Adelaide, 1975 | 1976 | P.G. Allen |
| 72 | Some Observations on Weed Control in Canada: Report on Canadian visit | 1975 | C.R. Alcock |
| 73 | The Population of Culex annulirostris Along the River Murray in South Australia in 1975 | 1976 |
R. Laughlin P. Allen |
| 75 | Certified Pasture Seed: Average Yield per Grower per Property per Year, 1966–1976 | 1975 | J. Birrell |
| 76 | Barley in South Australia | 1976 | B.J. Marshall |
| 77 | South East Seed Industry Weed Control Activities, 1976 | 1976 |
S. Hogg
I. Simons |
| 78 | Seed Production Section Report for 1975–76 | 1976 | D. Ragless |
| 79 | Management of Insect Pests in Agronomic Crops: a Study Tour | 1978 | P.G. Allen |
| 80 | Australian Demonstration Farm, ElMarj, Libyan Arabic Republic: Report on Operations for 1975/76 Season | 1977 |
T. Dillon K.G. Bicknell |
| 81 | A Review of Weed Control in the Arid Zone of South Australia Outside of Local Government Areas, 1945–1976 | 1977 |
A.W. Lewis J.M. O’Neill A.F. Tideman |
| 82 | Annual Pasture Legume Cultivar Demonstrations, 1977 Season | 1977 | N.M. Brooks |
| 83 | The Plague Locust Control Campaign, South Australia, 1976–77; Recommendations for the Future Control of the Plague Locust in South Australia | 1977 | South Australian Plague Locust Review Committee |
| 84 | The Australian Plague Locust Control Campaign of 1955 | 1977 | J.D. McAuliffe |
| 85 | Harvesting of Medic Seed | 1977 |
K.G. Boyce C.A. Schubert |
| 86 | Harvesting Methods for Seedmaster Phalaris Seed Crops | 1977 |
K.G. Boyce W.O. Coleman |
| 88 | Botanical Composition and Productivity of Five Grazed Pastures on Kangaroo Island | 1977 | P.R. Gibson |
| 90 | Seed Production Section Report for 1977 | 1977 | G.E. Cooper |
| 91 | Alternatives to DDT for the Control of Climbing Cutworm (Heliothis punctigerawallengr.) in Field Peas: Field Trial, Northfield, 1971 | 1977 | Y.P. Lim |
| 92 | Alternatives to DDT for the Control of Heliothis punctigerawallengr. in Lucerne Crops | 1977 | Y.P. Lim |
| 93 | Alternatives to DDT for the Control of Climbing Cutworm (Heliothis punctigerawallengr.) in Field Peas: Field Trials, Rosedale, 1972; Narridy, 1972 | 1977 | Y.P. Lim |
| 94 | Alternatives to DDT for the Control of Pea Weevil, Bruchuspisorum, (L) in Field Peas: Field Trials, Northfield 1970 | 1977 | Y.P. Lim |
| 95 | Review of Research/Extension Needs of the Mixed Farming Areas of South Australia: Agronomy Branch Workshop, held at Hawker Conference Centre, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 24–25 August 1977 | 1977 | Agronomy Branch |
| 96 | The control of private development in rural areas of South Australia | 1978 |
M.V. Smith I.R. Lewis |
| 97 | Pasture Seed Production: a Comparison of Returns, 1978 | 1978 |
W.O. Coleman A.J. Patterson |
| 98 | Ryegrasses | 1978 | P.M. Kloot |
| 101 | A Skeleton Weed Survey, 1976–1977 | 1977 | G.M. Fromm |
| 102 | The production of Certified Seeds in South Australia During the Period 1973–1978: a Statistical Summary | 1978 | J.G. Pergoleto |
| 103 | Review of the Literature on the Genus Patasson (Hymenoptera mymaridae) | 1978 | D.C. Hopkins |
| 104 | A Study Tour, the Legume Aphids | 1978 | D. Swincer |
| 105 | Report of Visit to China for the Peking Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, October–November 1978 | 1978 | G.D. Webber |
| 107 | A Survey of the Literature on the Blue-green Aphid (Acyrthos phonkondoi Shinji) | 1979 | C.L. Cordingley |
| 108 | Study Tour of North America, March–April, 1979 | 1980 | A.R. Barr |
| 109 | Field Crop Agronomy Workshop: Held at Turretfield Research Centre, 8-9th November, 1979: Workshop Papers | 1980 | SA Agronomy Branch |
| 111 | Seed Section Report for 1977–78 | 1979 | G.E. Cooper |
| 112 | Seed Section Report for 1978–79 | 1979 | G.E. Cooper |
Prepared by: Barry Philp
Date: August 2014