Fact sheet: Getting to know your morning coffee a whole lot more
In a global first, the Defining terroir of Australian coffee to increase demand and investment project has developed a coffee character wheel to standardise acidity,...
National low rainfall tree improvement
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Published: 1 Oct 1999
Author(s): Bush, David
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Australian agroforestry is most developed in areas of high rainfall that are close to timber markets and wood processing facilities. Yet it is significantly less advanced in low rainfall areas, including the sheep-wheat belt and pastoral zones, where tree plantations could potentially provide environmental benefits and an alternative source on farm income. At present there is insufficient information about commercial timber tree species which will grow in low rainfall zones.
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