Potential of the Western Australian Pastoral Region to meet wool markets which specify restraints on pesticide and fertiliser use

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-91

  Morcombe, P W ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flystrike; Lice; Pesticide; Sheep; Wool

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN; MARKETS; PESTICIDES; WOOL; WOOL INDUSTRY;

EID: 0029672061     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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