The Australian New Crops Newsletter

The Australian New Crops Newsletter

Issue No 6, July 1996.

Ian Wood, Inaugural Editor
Dr Rob Fletcher, Publisher and Editor

I.M. Wood and Associates
Kenmore Hills, Brisbane

School of Land and Food
The University of Queensland Gatton College
Queensland Australia 4345
Telephone 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301
Facsimile 07 5460 1112
International facsimile 61 7 5460 1112

NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available.

Table of Contents

  1. Editorial
  2. Why Olives?
  3. Essential Oil Research in Tasmania
  4. Carob Bean (Ceratonia siliqua)
  5. Herb Growers South East Queensland: a start-up experience
  6. Australian Ginseng: the paddock or the bush?
  7. The Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialisation Centre (USA) (AARC)
  8. New Crops and Crop Improvement: using new crops to help students learn the principles of crop improvement
  9. Agricultural Fact Sheets on CD-ROM
  10. Scarce Tools for Research Evaluation
  11. Survey of Neem Plantings in Australia
  12. Exotic and Asian Produce, Flemington Markets
  13. Dr Lennox Davidson (1914-1996)
  14. Letters to the Editors
  15. Crop Profiles
    1. Ginseng (Panax spp.)
    2. Licorice: an absolutely delicious crop
    3. Pinus pinea: an edible nut pine of many uses
    4. Sweet basil (Ocimum spp.)
  16. Developer Profile: Jim Hughes, Ord River Irrigation Area, Western Australia
  17. Conference Reports
  18. Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
  19. New Crop Publications
  20. New Crop Periodicals
  21. Organisations and Associations Involved in the Development of New Crops

Any claims made by authors in the Australian New Crops Newsletter are presented by the Editors in good faith. Readers would be wise to critically examine the circumstances associated with any claims to determine the applicability of such claims to their specific set of circumstances. This material can be reproduced, with the provision that the source and the author (or editors, if applicable) are acknowledged and the use is for information or educational purposes. Contact with the original author is probably wise since the material may require updating or amendment if used in other publications. Material sourced from the Australian New Crops Newsletter cannot be used out of context or for commercial purposes not related to its original purpose in the newsletter

Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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