Chapter 3
I Background
II Early European Settlements
III Assessment Of Available Water Resources
IV Water Supplies For Goldmining Development
V Irrigation Development
VI Farm And Stock Water Supplies
VII Urban Water Supplies
VIII Wastewater Management And Treatment
IX Water Quality Management
X Limnological And Water Quality Research
XI New Techniques In Water Resource Planning And Management
XII Legislation
XIII Conclusion
XIV List Of Abbreviations
XV Acknowledgements
XVI Plantations-high Productivity Resources
i Exotic hardwoods
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Exotic hardwoods
Because of the absence of native species with the required properties for matchsticks, commercial poplar plantations were established from 1960 in NSW and Victoria and currently total about 2500 ha. Significant breeding and hybridization studies have been done to improve their adaptability to local conditions but no significant expansion is indicated at this stage. A comprehensive review of poplar plantation establishment has been given by Pryor and Willing.[29] Some plantations of other exotic hardwoods are being established in the northern areas of Australia, but these are largely of an exploratory nature.
People in Bright Sparcs - Pryor, L. D.; Willing, R. R.
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