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ItemSalinity control, water reform and structural adjustment : the Tragowel Plains Irrigation DistrictBarr, Neil F. (University of Melbourne, 1999)
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ItemMycorrhizal associations of Prasophyllum R.Br. (Orchidaceae) and the conservation of its threatened speciesMcQualter, Emily (University of Melbourne, 2010)
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ItemSustainable use of recycled water for irrigating lettucePhạm, Thị Hà (University of Melbourne, 2009)
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ItemInvestigations into rhizoctonia root rot resistance in aegilops tauschii and other wild wheat relativesGedye, Kristene. (University of Melbourne, 2005)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableEpidemiology of mint rust and variation in the Pathogen, Puccinia menthae PersEdwards, Jacqueline. (University of Melbourne, 1998)
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ItemThe effects of exogenous abscisic acid application on the quality of crimson seedless grapes?Al?, Barkat (University of Melbourne, 2009)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableGenetics of resistance to Heterodera avenae in Triticum tauschii and its transfer to bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)Eastwood, Russell Francis. (University of Melbourne, 1995)
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ItemA genetic evaluation of dystocia in Australian Holstein-friesian cattleMcClintock, Sara Elizabeth Juliette (University of Melbourne, 2004)This thesis presents the first large-scale study of the genetic and non-genetic influences on dystocia (calving difficulty) for dairy cows in Australia, and their costs, focusing especially on the Holstein-Friesian breed, but also with some analyses of frequently occurring crossbreeds. Analyses used data collected since 1986, collected by the Holstein-Friesian Association of Australian and the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme. The calving traits examined were gestation length, calf size, dystocia (measured as any or none, severe or none, and none, slight and severe). I investigated the influence on calving ease of non-genetic variables such as month of calving, cow age or parity, calf sex, and breed of cow and bull. The genetic parameters were estimated: the heritabilities and genetic correlations between traits calculated, separately for primiparous and multiparous, and for sires, maternal grandsires and the maternal effects. Costs associated with dystocia (such as labour costs, loss or fertility, veterinary costs and deaths of cow and or calf) are estimated, and a cost model for dystocia under Australian conditions is proposed. The influence of crossbreeding on calving was investigated, especially with respect to dystocia and calf mortality. Recommendations are made for improving the recording system and the evaluation of bulls, as the sire of calf and as the sire of cow.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableSurvey of the sheep industry in the Western District of VictoriaLang, Patrick Sellar, 1912- ; Tulloh, N. M. (Norman McCall), 1922- ; Fennessy, B. V. (Bernard Vincent), 1923-2006 ; University of Melbourne School of Agriculture and Forestry (University of Melbourne, School of Agriculture, 1952?)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableThe role of diffused carbohydrates in the infection of stone fruit by Sclerotinia fructicola (Wint.) rehmWhan, James Henry. (University of Melbourne, 1970)