Land Research Series, Issues 1-3Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, 1953 - Agriculture |
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16 weeks Acacia Adelaide River agricultural Alluvia Alluvial soils annual rainfall associated Astrebla Astrebla pectinata Barkly Basin Barkly region Barkly Tableland Brocks Creek Burdekin River calcareous cattle clay subsoil climate coastal crops Daly River deposits dominant drainage dry season dunes erosion Eucalyptus Eucalyptus microtheca exceeds 12 weeks gentle slopes gently undulating Geology geomorphological Georgina Basin Georgina River gilgai Granite Grassland Gulf Fall Gulf of Carpentaria Heavy Grey Pedocals hilly irrigation Katherine land surface Land System land-use group Lateritic Plain lateritic soils leached levees limestone loam major medium microtheca miles Mitchell grass mottling Nearly flat Northern Territory occur Ophiuros outcrops pastures Pedocals plants Podzolic portions production Red-brown RELATIVE AREAS rocks sand sandstones sandy loam sandy soils sediments shallow Shrub Woodland skeletal soils small areas Soil Group species stony streams swamps Tennant Creek Tertiary Lateritic topography trees vegetation wet season yellow-brown yellow-grey