Broadscale production of wattle seed to address salinity: Potential and constraints

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-191

  Olsen, Graeme ^a  

^a Olsen and Vickery   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; SALINITY; SEED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA;

EID: 0347653421     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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