Factors affecting wool scouring performance, yield and colour measurements of Western Australian fleece wools

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 921-925

  Westmoreland, D J ^a   Schlink, A C ^a   Greeff, J C ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; COLOR MORPH; DETERGENT; WOOL; YIELD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745376714     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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