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Advice on Publications Available.This is not an exhaustive list of criteria for the selection of new crops but an indication of the kind of criteria that should be included. Each situation is unique.
1 (Ethno)botanical/geographical
1.1 Image of plant or parts
1.2 Family
1.2.1 Genus
1.2.1.1 Species
1.2.1.2 Synonyms
1.2.1.3 Common names
1.3 Life form, habit
1.4 Ontogeny
1.4.1 Physiology/genetics of ontogeny
1.5 Geographical origin
1.5.1 Centres of origin
1.6 Current distribution
1.7 History of domestication
1.7.1 Uses
1.8 Useful plant parts
1.8.1 Image of useful plant parts
2 Agronomic
2.1 Climate linked to regions in 1.5, 1.6
2.1.1 Matched climate in Australia
2.2 Landscape linked to regions in 1.5, 1.6
2.2.1 Matched landscape in Australia
2.3 Soil types linked to regions in 1.5, 1.6
2.3.1 Matched soil type in Australia
2.4 Areas of cultivation (if any)
2.4.1 World map
2.4.1.1 World past areas of cultivation
2.4.1.2 World current areas of cultivation
2.4.1.3 World potential areas of cultivation
2.4.2 Australian map
2.4.2.1 Australian past areas of cultivation
2.4.2.2 Australian current areas of cultivation
2.4.2.3 Australian potential areas of cultivation
2.5 Breeding system
2.6 Genetic diversity available
2.6.1 World accessions held
2.6.2 Australian accessions held
2.7 Breeding method to be used
2.7.1 Type of commercial cultivar to be used
2.7.2 Selection or crossing
2.7.3 Objectives comprising ideal cultivar
2.7.3.1 Critical objectives
3 Production
3.1 Quantity of information/support available
3.1.1 Worldwide
3.1.1.1 Related information available
3.1.2 Australia
3.1.2.1 Related information available
3.2 Propagation
3.3 Planting
3.3.1 Preparation of planting site
3.4 Degree of mechanisation possible
3.4.1 Planting
3.4.2 Maintenance during growth
3.4.3 Harvesting
3.4.4 Post-harvest treatment
3.5 Current/potential yields
3.5.1 Generic yield models available
3.6 Harvesting
3.6.1 Specialisation of labour required
3.6.2 Seasonality of harvesting
3.7 Nutrition
3.8 Major pests/diseases
3.8.1 Availability of control measures
3.8.2 Comparative damage
3.9 Pesticide registrations
3.10 Rotations available
3.11 Landcare considerations
4 Production economics
4.1 Competing alternative crops
4.2 Gross margins analysis
4.3 Crop budget
4.3.1 Inputs
4.3.1.1 Variable
4.3.1.2 Fixed
4.3.1.3 Random
4.3.2 Prices
4.3.3 Land/site preparation
4.3.4 Cultivation
4.3.5 Harvest rate
4.4 Tax incentives
5 Industry economics
5.1 Critical mass for infrastructure
5.2 Specialised processing
6.1 Areas of production
6.1.1 Dispersal/concentration
6.2 Volumes
6.2.1 By areas
6.2.2 By years
6.3 Characteristics of producers
7 World trade
7.1 FAO statistics
7.2 Trade volume
7.3 Price
7.4 Stability
7.5 Dominant players/markets
7.5.1 Timing of production
8 Australian trade
8.1 Trade statistics
8.1.1 Customs import/export codes
8.2 Trade volume
8.3 Price
8.4 Stability
8.5 Tariffs and import duties
8.6 Quarantine considerations
8.7 Dominant players/trading system
9 Marketing
9.1 Product category
9.2 Potential substitutes
9.3 Market characteristics
9.4 Quality considerations
9.5 Public awareness
9.6 Marketing bodies
9.7 Registration/recognition barriers
10 Handling
10.1 Technology transfer
10.2 Transport system
10.3 Packaging standards
10.3.1 Image of packaging standards
10.4 Shelf life
10.4.1 Wholesale, retail
10.4.2 Maturity indices, profiling
10.5 Postharvest technology
11 Processing
11.1 Potential products/uses
11.1.1 Image of products
11.2 Product standards
11.3 Specific product characters
11.4 Processing technology
11.4.1 Image of machinery
11.5 Processing infrastructure
11.6 Health/hygiene considerations
12 Funding of domestic research
12.1 Current research
12.2 Potential funding bodies
13 General
13.1 Industry champion
13.2 Seminal references
13.3 World authorities/references
13.4 Australian authorities/references
13.5 Potential interest groups
14 Glossary
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