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Seed Knowledge > Resources and references > DIRECT SEEDING AND REVEGETATION

DIRECT SEEDING AND REVEGETATION

Agriculture Western Australia (1998) Revegetation on Farms Information Kit: Direct Seeding. Agriculture WA. Link to Bush Tracks Online preview of publication.

Australian Mining Industry Council (1991) Mine Rehabilitation Handbook. Australian Mining Industry Council (AMIC). Link to Bush Tracks Online preview of publication. 

Carr D, Bonney N (2004) Direct seeding can be improved through research, information sharing and training: a review of the techniques in temperate Australia. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Workshop on Native Seed Biology, Eds. Adkins SW et al., pp.199-206, Australian Centre for Minerals Extension and Research, Kenmore.

 

Carr D, Bonney N and Millsom D. (2007) The effect of sowing season on the reliability of direct seeding. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra.  view pdf 

 

Carr DB, Bonney N, Huxtable D, Bartle J (in press) Improved passive and new intensive direct seeding for woody crops: A review of the scope for improvement of the technique in temperate Australia. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Canberra ACT.

 

Chivers I (2006) The key ingredients in the successful broad-scale sowing of native grasses. Veg Futures conference proceedings, Greening Australia, Canberra.  (Online Resource) 

http://live.greeningaustralia.org.au/vegfutures/pages/page85.asp (Accessed: July 2007).

 

Curtis D (1991) Direct Seeding on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Greening Australia, Armidale.

 

Dalton G (1993) Direct Seeding of Trees and Shrubs: A manual for Australian conditions. Department of Primary Industries, Adelaide, SA.

 

Department of Natural Resources (2007) DNR Veg Notes Series: Direct Seeding. Department of Natural Resources, Fact sheet 3pp, NSW. (Online Resource)  http://test.dnr.nsw.gov.au/vegetation/pdf/veg_notes_series4_5.pdf (Accessed: July 2007)

 

Gibson Roy P, Delpratt J, Moore G (2007) Restoring the Victorian Western (Basalt) Plains grassland. 2. Field emergence, establishment and recruitment follwing direct seeding. Ecological Managment and Restoration, Vol. 8 No. 2, August 2007, Pp. 123-132.

 

Gibson Roy P, Delpratt J, Moore G (2004) Factors affecting the success of direct-sown native grassland communities. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Workshop on Native Seed Biology, Adkins SW et al. (Eds.), pp. 207-218, Australian Centre for Minerals Extension and Research, Kenmore.

 

Greening Australia Victoria (2001) Hand Direct Sowing Data Sheet. Greening Australia, Victoria.  view pdf 

 

Greening Australia (1990) Sowing the Seeds: Direct Seeding and Natural Regeneration. Conference proceedings, Greening Australia, May 1990, Adelaide.

 

McGinness, H.M., Graham, S., Huth, N., Thomas, D., Carr, D., O’Connell, D., Carberry, P.(2007). Increasing success of tree establishment by using seasonal climate forecasts. Final Report for Land and Water Australia Managing Climate Variability Program, Land & Water Australia, Canberra.  view pdf 

 

Millsom D (2002) Direct Seeding of Saltbush: Landholder-driven incentives. Ecological Management and Restoration 3 (3), pp. 156-166.

 

Mitchell M (2003) Native Grasses: An example of using on-farm biodiversity. In: Land-use changes - YES - But will biodiversity be OK?, J Crosthwaite, Q Farmar-Bowers, C Hollier, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria.

 

Purnell K (1996) Hand direct seeding. Landcare Notes, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria. (Online Resource) Landcare Note LC0109 (Accessed: August 2007)

 

Waters C, Whalley W, Huxtable C (2000) Grassed Up: Guidelines for revegetating with Australian native grasses. NSW Agriculture, NSW. (Online Resource) http://www.ricecrc.org/reader/grassed-up (Accessed: August 2007)