Journal article
Survival, growth and productivity of tree species under evaluation for agroforestry to control salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt
Agroforestry Systems, Vol.21(3), pp.223-237
1993
Abstract
Survival and growth were investigated for 10 Eucalyptus species and 2 fodder tree species planted for salinity control in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. After two years of growth the trees were harvested to determine fodder biomass production and yields of cineole from the eucalyptus leaf oil. Subsequent harvests were conducted at three and five years after planting. At each harvest, biomass production from fodder species was greater than from most species of eucalypts. Biomass yields from eucalypts were variable, and there were no consistent trends in the productivity of the different species for the three harvests. Leaf cineole concentrations and cineole yields were low after two years of growth, but after three and five years cineole yields were generally higher from all species. E. kochii subspp. plenissima and kochii, E. horistes, E. radiata and E. angustissima produced consistently high cineole yields after three and five years. These species appear to have potential for the production of high grade eucalyptus oil in the wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Details
- Title
- Survival, growth and productivity of tree species under evaluation for agroforestry to control salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt
- Authors/Creators
- J. Eastham (Author/Creator)P.R. Scott (Author/Creator)R.A. Steckis (Author/Creator)A.F.M. Barton (Author/Creator)L.J. Hunter (Author/Creator)R.J. Sudmeyer (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Agroforestry Systems, Vol.21(3), pp.223-237
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Identifiers
- 991005542489107891
- Copyright
- © 1993 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Metrics
74 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.16 Phytochemicals
- 3.16.314 Essential Oil
- Web Of Science research areas
- Agronomy
- Forestry
- ESI research areas
- Agricultural Sciences