The Australian New Crops Newsletter


Issue No 9, January 1998.


NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available.


27. New crop inquiries

The following have been the subject of inquiries during the past six months:

A. reticulata
amelanchier
Apios
Aspalathus linearis
Australian Native Cut Flowers.
Bactris gasipaes
bamboo
barberries
basil
bee balm
Bertholletia excelsa
Bixa orellana
borage
Canna edulis
Canna glauca
Cannabis sativa
for oil seed production in dryland agriculture
Caraway
Chamomile
Chicken of the woods or sulphur shelf
Coriander
Cork tree
Daylilies
E. reinwardtiana (Beach-cherry)
E. stiputata
Echinacea
elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Eragrostis tef
Evening Primrose
golden seal
Hen of the Woods (Maitake)
Hypericum perforatum
Iles paragaurensis
Ipomoea polpha
jujube
Jatropha curcas (physic nut)
kenaf
longan
Lovage (Levisticum)
Maprang (Bouea macrophylla)
Marang (Artocarpus odoratisimus)
Marigold
Menyantes trifoliata
mint
moloukhiyat or molukhya or Jew's mallow
Monkey ball (Strichnos spinosa)
Mutter berries (Rubus chamaemorus)
Neem
opium poppy
Paullinia cupana
Paullinia yoco
Payote (Lophophora sp.)
Pine nuts
Pometia pinnata (Fijian longan)
quinoa
Rosa spp.
Salvia coccinea
Santalum lanceolatum
Sauropus androgynus
(sweet leaf bush)
senega root
sesame
snow pea shoots
Solanum sessiflorum
Solanum topiro
Spicebush
Tea (Camilia sinensis)
Terminalia katappa (sea almond)
Theobroma grandiflorum
Trebizond Date
valerian
Valerianella locusta or V. eriocarpa (Corn Salad)
variegated calamondin
Winter salad (chichory whitloof or white loaf)


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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au


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