Primary Industries: Annual Research Achievements Report - 2013-14.
Author Affiliation: Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, GPO Box 3000, Darwin NT 0801, Australia.
Technical Bulletin - Northern Territory Government : 64 pp.
Abstract : This annual report provides a summary of research and development activities in primary industries in the Northern Territory (NT). Primary industry activities in the NT focus mainly on pastoral, crop and horticultural production. Products include beef cattle, buffalo, crocodiles, field crops, pasture, hay, seeds, forestry products, mangoes, melons, vegetables and cut-flowers. The report covers current and recently completed research in the pastoral and biosecurity sections. The report highlights the effort of Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries researchers through which services are provided to primary producers to improve their productivity and profitability and to control animal and plant diseases. The report is intended for animal scientists, farm owners and managers, livestock owners, veterinarians and students.