00755nam a2200133 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024500190007926000440009830000090014252004460015165300240059716395412013-10-25       1978    bl uuuu     u0uu1 u    #d1 aSHORTER, N. H.  aFruit in W. A.  aAustrália: Horticulture Divisionc1978  a18p.  aThe fruit industry in westem Australia makes up a valuable part of the States rural economy. The gross value of all fruit crops of around $30 million in 1978/79 represented about 3 per cent of the value of all crops grown in the state in that year. Some 7000 hectares of land is planted to fruit crops, mainly in the South-west region, where the Mediterranean climate is suitable for the commercial production of a wide range of tree fruits.  aArea and production