Sixth Australian Weeds Conference (1981)

Broadbeach International Hotel, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
13-18 September 1981.
Peer-reviewed proceedings edited by B.J. Wilson and J.T. Swarbrick.
Published by Queensland Weed Society

Volume 1

Weed management systems

Conservation tillage on the Darling Downs, Queensland
N.D. Herron, D.A. Hayes and L.D. Ward   pp. 1-4
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Weed management consulting in California
H.M. Kempen   pp. 5-8
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Glyphosate for control of soursob in winter cereal systems in southern Australia
D.J. Campbell, D.J. McQuinn, V.J. Rodger and K.J. Schmalzi   pp. 9-14
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Control of creeping knapweed (Acroptilon repens) with herbicides
C.H. Pritchard and K.A. Shaw   pp. 15-20
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Biology of weeds/herbicide physiology

Seed population dynamics, germination and dormancy in Xanthium
R.J. Martin and J.A. Carnahan   pp. 21-24
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Seed dynamics of boneseed and coastal wattle in relation to their potential invasiveness
P.W. Weiss   pp. 25-28
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Cool season weed invasion of improved subtropical pastures
J.C. Tothill and J. Berry   pp. 29-34
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Effect of time of seedling emergence on seed production and time to flowering of eight weeds
B.J. Wilson   pp. 35-38
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Competitive interactions between wheat and ryegrass
R.W. Medd, B.A. Auld and V.R. Kemp   pp. 39-44
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A reassessment of the ecology of barley grass in Australia
P.M. Kloot   pp. 45-50
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Diclofop-methyl and its mode of action
H. K�cher   pp. 51-54
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Plant development in soursob populations and some implications for control
D. Lane   pp. 55-56
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Transport behaviour of 2,4-D in decapitated sunflower seedlings
J.N. Phillips and B.T. Brown   pp. 57-58
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Weeds of cereal crops

Chemical control of wild radish in wheat
C.R. Code and T.G. Reeves   pp. 59-64
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The economics of wild oat and annual ryegrass control in wheat in Australia with diclofop-methyl
I.P. Anderson   pp. 65-68
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Mixtures of bifenox, dicamba and MCPA for post-emergence broad-leaved weed control in cereals
J.M. Fua and W.B.C. Mackie   pp. 69-74
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Effect of methods of planting and herbicides on rice/weed competition
R.P. Singh and G.L. Sharma   pp. 75-78
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Effect of cultural treatments on wild radish density in wheat
T.W. Donaldson and G.R. Code   pp. 79-80
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New products

A new formulation of 2,4-D acid and its effect on groundsel bush
G. Diatloff   pp. 81-84
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Cyanoacrylate herbicides
J.L. Huppatz and J.N. Phillips   pp. 85-86
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Application techniques

History and trends in the design of ground boom sprayers for Australian conditions
J.H. Combellack   pp. 87-92
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An assessment of the problems of efficiently spraying herbicides onto weeds in cropped areas
J.H. Combellack   pp. 93-98
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Evaluation of the spot gun technique for control of sweet briar
F.A. Meeklah and R.B. Mitchell   pp. 99-104
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The control of blackberry (Rubus fruticosus agg.) using herbicides applied by C.D.A.
F.N. Irvine   pp. 105-108
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Selective application of glyphosate to erect weeds in pastures using weed wipers
D.J. Campbell, R.G. Fulton, I.M. Ruzic and A.J. Somervaille   pp. 109-112
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Spot-gun application of hexazinone for the control of tree of heaven
G.K. Pritchard   pp. 113-114
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Effect of droplet size and spacing on control of weeds with 2,4-D
R.G. Richardson   pp. 115-116
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Comparison of controlled droplet and conventional application of post-emergence herbicides
S.R. Walker   pp. 117-118
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Crop tolerance

Synchrony of tiller development and 2,4-D damage in wheat
D. Lemerle, J.A. Fisher and R.B. Hinkley   pp. 119-122
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Tolerance of durum wheat varieties to post-emergence wild oat herbicides
D. Lemerle, R.B. Hinkley and J.A. Fisher   pp. 123-126
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Tolerance of some winter cereal, legume and oilseed crops to pre-sowing applications of dicamba
P.M. Morrow and D.I. Murrie   pp. 127-132
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Phytotoxicity of soil applied paraquat
J. Toth, P.J. Milham and J. Kaldor   pp. 133-136
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Preliminary study of the effects of simulated herbicide drift on cotton
J.E. Rawson and G.N. Schrodter   pp. 137-138
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Biological control of weeds

The successful biological control of Harrisia cactus (Eriocereus martinii) in Queensland
R.E. McFadyen and A.J. Tomley   pp. 139-144
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Two new insects for the biological control of parthenium weed in Queensland
R.E. McFadyen and A.S. McClay   pp. 145-150
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Current status of the biological control programe against groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia)
P.J. McFadyen   pp. 151-154
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The use of the Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) for the control of submerged aquatic weeds
A. Kemp, T. Anderson, A. Tomley and I. Johnson   pp. 155-158
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Weeds of forests and national parks

Advances in control of woody weeds in radiata pine plantations in Victoria
D.W. Flinn and G. Minko   pp. 159-164
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Control of large-leaved privet (Ligustrum lucidum) and small-leaved privet (L. sinense) in urban bushland
J. Mowatt   pp. 165-168
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Weeds of pastures, woodlands and rangelands

Woody weeds in Australian rangelands: is prevention easier than cure?
A.J. Pressland   pp. 169-174
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Effect of fire on three shrub species in a previously disturbed Eucalyptus populnea woodland
J.A. Robertson and J. Walker   pp. 175-178
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Effect of low rates ot tetrapion on serrated tussock
M.H. Campbell   pp. 179-182
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Chemical control of woody weeds on rangelands
B.M. Alchin   pp. 183-186
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Distribution and control of Noogoora burr in western New South Wales
R.W. Condon and B.M. Alchin   pp. 187-190
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An evaluation of five herbicides and application methods for control of blackberry
J. Toth, L. Smith and J. Raison   pp. 191-196
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Recovery and viability of prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica ssp. indica) seed ingested by sheep and cattle
G.J. Harvey   pp. 197-202
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Taints in meat from sheep grazing pathenium weed
G.D. Tudor, A.L. Ford, T.R. Armstrong and E.K Bromage   pp. 203-204
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Weeds of non-cereal crops

A comparison of methods of weed control for sugar beet grown in Tasmania
I.D. Black   pp. 205-208
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Weeds of turf in eastern Australia and their control
R.M. James   pp. 209-214
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Weed control in direct-drilled lupins using simazine and post-emergence herbicides
J.M. Fua   pp. 215-220
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Pre- and early post-emergence weed control in onions
G.J. Wilson and J.J.C. Scheffer   pp. 221-226
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Control of wild radish with herbicides in lupins
G.R. Code and T.G. Reeves   p. 227
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Volume 2

Contributed papers (additional to volume 1)

DPX 4189 – a new selective herbicide for winter cereals
J.G. Campion and H. Tichon   pp. 1-6
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Field evaluation of isouron for the control of weeds in sugarcane in Australia
A.R. Badley and M. Yokoyama   pp. 7-12
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Weed control in streams – protecting the downstream user
G.R. Sainty   pp. 13-18
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Session reviews

Weed management systems – a review
R.W. Medd   pp. 19-26
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Biology of weeds and herbicide physiology – a review
T.W. Donaldson   pp. 27-36
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Weeds of cereal crops – a review
T.G. Reeves   pp. 37-46
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New products – a review
W.H.L. Hazard   pp. 47-52
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Application techniques – a review
G.A. Pearce   pp. 53-64
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Crop tolerance to herbicides – a review
J.F. Gage   pp. 65-70
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Biological control of weeds – a review
J.M. Cullen   pp. 71-78
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Weeds of forests and national parks – a review
C.H. Wells   pp. 79-84
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Weeds of pastures, woodlands and rangelands – a review
B.A. Auld   pp. 85-92
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Weeds of non-cereal crops – a review
W.L. Felton   pp. 93-98
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The economics and costs of weeds – a review
D.T. Vere and B.A. Auld   pp. 99-108
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Symposium – plants and health

Poisonous plants and human health
R. Dowling   pp. 109-114
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Aeroallergens and the respiratory tract
Charles Mitchell   pp. 115-124
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Pollen, plants and people – a review of pollen aerobiology in southern Australia
R.B. Knox and M. Tuohy   pp. 125-142
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Allergic exzematous contact dermatitis from parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
G.H.N. Towers   pp. 143-152
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Symposium – herbicide application

Herbicide application techniques – a review of ground practices in Australia
J.H. Combellack   pp. 153-166
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An assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of herbicide applications
J. Maybank   pp. 167-178
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Techniques available for aerial application
W.E. Yates   pp. 179-204
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Poster papers

Bushy rattlepod – a new pasture weed in southeast Queensland
J.T. Swarbrick   pp. 205-206
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Attempted eradication of exotic weed species in southern Queensland
K.L. Kay   pp. 207-210
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Bryophyllum spp. in Queensland
T.R. Armstrong   pp. 211-212
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Dynamics of weed seedlings and seed populations in wheat growning soils
B.J. Wilson and A.A. Duff   pp. 213-214
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Weed control in railway marshalling yards a comparison of spray and granule application costs
A.B. McLennan and P.G. Langford   pp. 215-216
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Brush control with hexazinone applied by the spotgun technique
B.J. Horsfield and G.A. Jacobs   pp. 217-218
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Application of hexazinone granules by the Macspred system
G.A. Jacobs   pp. 219-220
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Use of hexazinone in slash pine (Pinus elliotti) and caribbean pine (P. caribaea)
D. Crouch and L. Arends   pp. 221-222
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Hexazinone/diuron formulation – a new herbicide for sugarcane and pineapples
L. Arends   pp. 223-224
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DPX 5648 – a new experimental herbicide for the control of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)
L. Arends and C.A. Jacobs   p. 225
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