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Providing of information on weed identification, weed management and control, and environmental and agricultural weeds.

Incorporating: RG and FJ Richardson, Publishers and resellers of books related to weeds and their management,

and the Australian journal, Plant Protection Quarterly

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Some recent additions

The mammals of Australia third edition - edited by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan

Rainforest trees of mainland south-eastern Australia second edition - by A.G. Floyd

Weeds: the ute guide - Southern edition Version 2 - by Michael Moerkerk, Michael Wurst and Tom Yeatman

Pests of field crops and pastures – identification and control - edited by P.T. Bailey

Edible water gardens – growing water-plants for food and profit - by Nick Romanowski

From seeds to leaves – a complete guide to growing Australian shrubs and trees from seed - by Doug and Robin Stewart

Native grasses for Australian gardens - by Nola Parry and Jocelyn Jones

[The] Weather makers: the history & future impact of climate change - by Tim Flannery

[A] field guide to reptiles of Queensland - by Steve Wilson

Native plants of Northern Australia - by John Brock - reprint now available.

Australian soils and landscapes – an illustrated compendium - by Neil McKenzie, David Jacquier, Ray Isbell and Katharine Brown

Western weeds: a guide to the weeds of Western Australia - by B.M.J. Hussey, G.J. Keighery, R.D. Cousens, J. Dodd and S.G. Lloyd - 2nd edition now available.

Eremophila and allied genera – a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae - by R.J. Chinnock

Field guide to Australian trees 3rd edition by Ivan Holiday

[A] field guide to the native orchids of southern Australia - by David and Barbara Jones

Crop weeds of northern Australia CD-ROM - by Queensland Department of Primary Industries

Featured books

The mammals of Australia third edition - edited by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan

This book provides an account of every species of native mammal known to have existed in Australia since European settlement, 389 species in total, and is an important record of this country’s wildlife heritage.

Pests of field crops and pastures – identification and control - edited by P.T. Bailey

This comprehensive handbook on economic entomology for Australian field crops and pastures is the first of its kind. It encompasses pest and beneficial insects as well as allied forms of importance in Australian agriculture. Organised by commodities, such as cereals, sugar and tropical pasture legumes, it examines all the pest species for a particular commodity. Identification, distribution, damage, host range, biology, risk period and monitoring techniques are described for each entry, accompanied by useful illustrations.

Featured books

UTE GUIDE BACK IN PRINT

Weeds: the ute guide - Southern edition Version 2 - by Michael Moerkerk, Michael Wurst and Tom Yeatman

For quick and comprehensive weed identification this book cannot be beaten.

Western weeds: a guide to the weeds of Western Australia - by B.M.J. Hussey, G.J. Keighery, R.D. Cousens, J. Dodd and S.G. Lloyd - 2nd edition now available.

This popular book has undergone and extensive revision with an additional 56 pages. It describes about 1050 weeds, which along with 625 colour photos and 15 line drawings fills 312 pages.

Plant Protection Quarterly and Australian Weeds.

Tables of contents have been added for all back issues of these two journals.

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Plants of importance to Australia: a checklist.
Was $39.95 now $25.00

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Environmental Weeds of Australia DVD-ROM

by S.C. Navie and S.W. Adkins, CBIT, The University of Queensland

Environmental Weeds of Australia is a comprehensive and easy-to-use identification tool which includes more than 1000 species, about 300 of which are covered in great detail. Provides detailed descriptions of the major environmental weeds of Australia, accurate and up-to-date information about the current and potential impacts, distribution, and reproduction and dispersal mechanisms of these species. Links to management information are included, along with notes on how to differentiate them from similar native species. There is a detailed glossary, a search function and several high quality photographs of each species.

Last updated Tuesday, 22 April 2008