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Abstract:
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The objective of the research project was to provide a reliable method of prescribing the detailed requirements for successfully establishing shrubs, specifically saltbushes, in hazardous environments. Methods of establishment were to include both direct seeding and the transplanting of nursery raised seedlings. The results of this project have shown that the quality of saltbush seed is very variable: samples of seed tested had viabilities ranging from 0 to 80 per cent. A germination test, termed a 'w
tion including annual legumes, capeweed and rye grass which indicate non-saline or only slightly saline soils. Poor establishment was attributed to competition, predominantly by grass weeds. A series of field experiments showed that the herbicide carb
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