Crops

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development continues to support the growth and international competitiveness of all crop industries in Western Australia.

With a 2400 kilometre span from its tropical north to its temperate south, WA supports a broad range of cropping industries from rain-fed winter cereals through to irrigated horticultural crops.

In the 2012/13 year the WA cropping industries exported a total of $3.9 billion which comprised: $3.1 billion of cereals, $859 million of pulses, pastures and oilseeds, $142 million of horticultural crops. The major contributors to these exports were wheat ($2.7 billion), canola ($756 million), barley ($377 million), lupins ($42 million), carrots at $48 million, oats ($12 million), and strawberries at $5.5 million.

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    Measuring soil salinity

    1 April 2015

    To make sound decisions on managing saline sites, you need to know the source of salt, how salinisation is occurring, the landscape context, and most importantly, the actual salt concentration of t

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    Diagnosing salinity in canola

    12 May 2014

    Salinity affects growth by reducing plant root ability to extract water from the soil, and chloride toxicity.

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    Diagnosing waterlogging in canola

    8 May 2014

    Canola is more susceptible to waterlogging than cereals after the seed has imbibed (absorbed water before germination).

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    Soil organic matter influence on nutrient availability

    15 November 2013

    Soil organic matter influences nutrient supply and water-holding capacity in soil.

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    Soil organic carbon in Western Australian

    17 November 2016

    Soil organic carbon (SOC) is inherently low in Western Australian soils – limited by climate and soil type – with some potential to increase through management.

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    Carbon farming management options in Western Australia

    13 November 2013

    The aim of carbon farming is to sequester more carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of Australia's response to climate change.

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    Western Australian Farming Systems project

    7 July 2022

    The Western Australian Farming Systems project is a five-year co-investment by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and the Grains Research and Development Corporat

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    The WA Digital Infrastructure Atlas

    25 June 2018

    The release of the nation’s first Digital Infrastructure Atlas will provide WA enterprises with increased opportunities to improve their telecommunications services.

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    Climate Resilience

    23 December 2021

    Climate change is a pressing global issue that creates both challenges and opportunities for Western Australia.

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    Wingless grasshoppers and their control

    4 October 2013

    The wingless grasshopper (Phaulacridium vittatum) is a native insect widely distributed throughout the higher rainfall coastal areas of southern Australia.

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