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.

Articles

Australian National Mango Breeding Program

22 October 2013

The Australian National Mango Breeding Program was initiated in 1994 between four state, territory and federal agricultural organisations.
New mango hybrid NMBP-1243

23 October 2013

Three new mango varieties have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP). NMBP-1243 is a hybrid cross between Irwin and Kensington Pride (KP).
Propagating mangoes

3 December 2013

Establishing a healthy, productive orchard requires planning and preparation.
Spacing, soil preparation and planting mangoes

3 December 2013

Establishing a healthy and productive orchard requires planning and preparation. You must first select a mango variety and then its propagation method.
Growing mangoes in cooler areas of Western Australia

3 December 2013

Mango fruit produced in the Perth area is seasonally the latest in Australia and receives high prices in WA and interstate.