Seventh Australian Weeds Conference (1984)

Ascot Inn, Perth, Western Australia.
17-21 September 1984.
Peer-reviewed proceedings edited by R.W. Madin.
Published by Weed Society of Western Australia

Volume 1

Benefits of weed research and management

Economic aspects of fallow herbicide use on the Darling Downs
G.R. Monro   pp. 1-5
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Assessing the costs of blackberry in central western New South Wales
D.T. Vere and J.J. Dellow   pp. 6-13
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Development of weed control technology for conservation tillage systems
R.J. Martin   pp. 14-17
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The challenges of minimum tillage
R.R. Crook   pp. 18-22
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Commercial use of conservation tillage in Australia
D.J. Campbell   pp. 23-28
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Conservation tillage farming in the Wimmera with chlorsulfuron
P.W. Swinnerton and R.C. Davis   pp. 29-35
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Spray technology

The Terramatic boomsprayer – automation in agriculture
A.W. Humphries and P.D. West   pp. 36-40
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The development of a system for the in-field evaluation of boom sprays
R.B. Doyle   pp. 41-45
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The aerial application of glyphosate in Australia
P.L. Clarke and W.M. Blowes   pp. 46-49
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Development of simple reliable CDA equipment for use in range lands
A.J. Tomley and T.M. Anderson   pp. 50-54
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A versatile compressed air plot sprayer
R.B. Hinkley and C.R. Kidd   p. 55
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A low volume gas powered spray gun for application of herbicides to blackberry and other woody perennials
J. Toth and L.W. Smith   pp. 56-63
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Use of a sprinkler sprayer for forest weed control
C.H. Wells   pp. 64-68
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Development in granular herbicide application equipment
A.B. McLennan and G.A. Jacobs   pp. 69-75
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A multi-purpose experimental spray unit
F.M. Schoonens   pp. 76-78
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Herbicides, health and the law

Exposure to herbicides by operators using air-conditioned tractor cabs
P.A. Rutherford   pp. 79-82
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Long term persistence of herbicides in Australian wheat belt soils
I. Minchintan and P. Johnstone   pp. 83-84
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Herbicides and the public
R.W. Moffat   pp. 85-88
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The law and the use of herbicides
F.N. Irvine   pp. 89-92
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Studies on 2,4-D drift at Geraldton, Western Australia
D.J. Gilbey   pp. 93-95
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Herbicide spray drift damage in the Merredin district of Western Australia 1984
W.L. Smart   pp. 96-98
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Biological and other methods of control

Biological control of weeds – methods and choice of targets
K.L.S. Harley   pp. 99-104
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Biological control of weeds programs for Western Australia
J.K. Scott   pp. 105-108
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Control of St. John’s wort by insects and/or grazing animals
M.H. Campbell and J.J. Dellow   pp. 109-112
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Utilization of endemic plant pathogens for weed control in range land
A.J. Tomley   pp. 113-117
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The effect of goats in controlling poa tussock and trees
M.H. Campbell, P.J. Host, M.J. Keys, J.J. Dellow and M.R. Duncan   pp. 118-120
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A research project with an unexpected development
W.T. Parsons, R.P. Field and E. Bruzzese   pp. 121-124
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Ecological control of skeleton weed in south-eastern Australia, past, present and future research
R.H. Groves   pp. 125-128
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Mycoherbicide co-operative project
A. Kikandrow, G.J. Weidemann and B.A. Auld   p. 129
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Advances in herbicides

Enhancement of post-emergent activity of chlorsulfuron on wimmera ryegrass using mefluidide
R.J. Bullen   pp. 130-133
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HOE 33171 – A new selective grass herbicide for use in broadleaf crops
R.N. Henderson and D. McGregor   pp. 134-136
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HOE 39866 – A new contact, non-residual herbicide for total weed control
I.P. Anderson and R.N. Henderson   pp. 137-139
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CGA 43089 – A herbicide safener for use in sorghum
J.M. Swain, M. Chin, A.J. Ollerenshaw and F. Hampshire   pp. 140-144
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Fusilade – A new post-emergence herbicide for the control of grass weeds in Australia
A.K. Seth and J.M. Fua   pp. 145-151
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New glyphosate diluent for safer weed wiping
G. Diatloff   p. 152
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Glyphosate use in lower water volumes
D.J. Campbell, R.W. Fellowes and M.J. Sheers   pp. 153-156
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Weed biology

Challenges in wood biology on annual woods of annual crops
B.J. Wilson   pp. 157-161
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Dynamics of wood seedling emergence in wheat growing soils
B.J. Wilson and A.A. Duff   pp. 162-163
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Towards managing weed populations in winter cereals
R.W. Medd and B.J. Wilson   pp. 164-168
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Biology of the Western Australian weed Afghan thistle
J. Dodd   pp. 169-172
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Weed distribution
B.A. Auld   pp. 173-176
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Computer simulation of changes in the populations of weed seeds; Portulaca oleracea
K. Poungprakhon and W.M. Blacklow   p. 177
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Extraction method for separating seeds from soil
K.H. Jones and R.W. Medd   p. 178
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The after ripening period of great brome
G.D. Anderson   pp. 179-182
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Ecology of great brome as a wood of wheat in southern Australia
G.S. Gill and W.M. Blacklow   p. 183
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Coat imposed dormancy controlling germination in wild radish and fiddle dock seeds
A.H. Cheam   pp. 184-190
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Sampling buried seeds
R.W. Medd and R.D. Munson   p. 191
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Some effects of woods on subterranean clover and mycorrhizas
F.T. Smith   pp. 192-195
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Declared plants

Control of blackberry using 2,4,5-T acid formulation
F.N. Irvine and P.J. Andrew   pp. 196-199
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Bitou bush control in the Wide Bay district, Queensland
T. Anderson   pp. 200-204
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Annual ragweed in Queensland
R.E. McFadyen   pp. 205-209
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Responses of seed populations of skeleton weed to simulated rainfall events
F.D. Panetta   pp. 210-214
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Forestry and national parks

A team approach to forest weed control
C.H. Wells and M.J. Lewty   pp. 215-219
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Rcview of wood control practices in radiata pine plantations in Australia
D.W. Flinn and P.C. Fagg   pp. 220-232
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Screening of herbicides in hoop pine
M.J. Lewty   pp. 233-238
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Evaluation of glyphosate to control regrowth on eucalyptus spp. in pine plantations in Western Australia
R.R.A. Fremlin and S.M. Jones   pp. 239-247
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Herbicide residues in stream water following aerial application of picloram to a pine plantation in north eastern Victoria
C.J. Leitch and P.C. Fagg   p. 248
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Woody weed control with triclopyr alone, triclopyr plus picloram and chlopyralid in Australia
A.R. Murphy   pp. 249-254
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Control of poplar box with stem injections of hexazinone
G.A. Jacobs and R.C. Davis   pp. 255-260
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Phytotoxic effects of glyphosate and diquat plus paraquat on landscape trees
J.D. Clark, C.J. Nazer and A.G. Wotzko   p. 261
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Cereal crops

Field evaluation of crop tolerance to herbicides
D. Lemerle   pp. 262-265
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Rapid screening of cereal cultivars for tolerance to chiorsulfuron
C.R. Kidd and D. Lemerle   p. 266
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DPX T6376 on wild garlic
A.R. Leys and F.W. Slife   p. 267
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Inhibition of leaf growth of wheat cultivars by chlorsulfuron in cold or waterlogged soils
R.A. Papalia and W.M. Blacklow   p. 268
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Genetic and environmental factors affected the response of wheat cultivars to chlorsulfuron
D.G. Bowran, W.M. Blacklow and W.J.R. Boyd   p. 269
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Variability of wheat and barley tolerance to diclofop methyl within one season
P. Lemerle, R.B. Hinkley and C.R. Kidd   pp. 270-273
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Review of field trials and grower use of metribuzin products in cereal and other crops
J.R. Ward   pp. 274-278
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Agronomy of sod-seeded wheat and weed control
P.M. Dowling   p. 279
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Effect of crop establishment method and herbicide use on sorrel populations in wheat
G.R. Code, T.G. Reeves and B.C. Allen   pp. 280-285
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Control of creeping knapweed on cereal fallows
G.H. Pritchard   pp. 286-290
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Aquatic weeds

Aquatic plant management in New South Wales
C.S. Ripper   pp. 291-294
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A new safer copper algicide for ponds and dams
C. Diatloff and T. Anderson   pp. 295-298
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Chlorsulfuron for aquatic weed control
R.W. Madin   p. 299
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Industrial and public utility

The non-crop weed control market – its wants and needs
J.M. Swain and A.N. Johnston   pp. 300-304
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Total weed control in urban areas using residual herbicides
C.J. Nazer and J.D. Clark   pp. 305-309
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Total vegetation control with ethidimuron
K.W. Russel   pp. 310-313
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Residual herbicides for weed control on railway track
R.W. Madin and P.A. Rutherford   pp. 314-318
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Field crops other than cereals

Weed control in grain legumes in Western Australia
D.J. Gilbey   pp. 319-327
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Dowco 453 – for grass control in lupins
D.J. Gilbey   pp. 328-331
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Evaluation of herbicides for weed control in seedling crops of perennial ryegrass and tall fescue
R.D. Hill   pp. 332-334
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The control of toadrush in seedling grass seed crops in north eastern Victoria
R.D. Hill   pp. 335-338
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Weed control in quayule for New South Wales
J.W. Whitworth and P.L. Milthorpe   p. 339
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Control of commercial hybrids of Sorghum bicolor with glyphosate
G.R. Monro   pp. 340-344
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Control of solanaceous and other weeds in processing tomato crops using vapam
A.K. Acland   pp. 345-349
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Pastures and rangeland

Annual grass weed control in legume based pastures
D.W. Stephenson   p. 350
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Pasture ping using glyphosate – a review
W.M. Blowes, S.M. Jones, P.J. England and P.K. Fraser   pp. 351-353
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Selective removal of Eragrostis curvula from Phalaris aquatica and Pennesetum clandestinum
N.H. Campbell, J.J. Dellow, H.W. Kemp and N.J. Keys   p. 354
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Effects of herbicides on a Poa labillardieri – Themeda australis association
N.H. Campbell, R.D. Munson, J.J. Dellow and M.J. Keys   p. 355
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A population of barley grass tolerant to paraquat
R.B. Warner   pp. 356-357
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Seed set control – potential of fluazifop and Dowco 453
J.E. Holmes   pp. 358-362
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Volume 2

Contributed papers (additional to volume 1)

Conservation tillage farming in Northern New South Wales and Queensland with chlorsulfuron
D.C. Pollock and R.C. Davis   pp. 1-7
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Parthenium hysterophorus control with knockdown and residual herbicides
T.R. Armstrong and L.C. Orr   pp. 8-13
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2,4-D sodium salt – a new lease of life
L.C. Orr   p. 14
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SD 95481 – A new broad-spectrum grass herbicide
D. Wilson and J.E. Holmes   p. 15
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Brush and timber control with spotgun applications of hexazinone
I.R. Rankine, B.J. Horsfield and R.C. Davis   pp. 16-23
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Current status of weed control practices in tropical plantations with special references to South-East Asia
A.K. Seth   pp. 24-38
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Invited papers

Herbicides and public health
E.G. McQueen   pp. 39-50
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Economics of herbicide use

Benefits of herbicides
G.A. Pearce   pp. 51-57
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Escalating herbicide inputs in Western Australia
W. Roy   pp. 58-63
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Spraying technology

Spray application of herbicides: A review of recent developments
R. Merrett   pp. 64-71
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Recent research in crop spraying in Victoria
J.H. Coinbellack   pp. 72-80
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Where have all the droplets gone?
E.J. Bals   pp. 81-85
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Changes in the science of weed control
D.E. Wolf   pp. 86-89
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Keynote address

Allocating scarce resources to research on weeds and their control in Australia
W.M. Blacklow, G.A. Pearce and A.W. Humphries   pp. 90-107
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Weed research: Filling in the gaps
F. Venn   p. 108
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