A number of forage plants, including reputed salt tolerant species, were tested on a saline-alkali soil at Kojonup, Western Australia. Some annual species gave initial promise but were relatively short-lived in sward conditions. Two perennial grasses, Agropyron elongatum (C.P.I. W296), and Puccinellia capillaris (C.P.I. 15034), persisted well in test plots and field trials. They provided good ground cover and some grazing on land previously thought to be of little value and a potential erosion hazard.

Weight distribution and depth of the root systems of a number of Trifolium species and varieties were measured at full flowering. In general the root systems increased both in weight and depth with increasingly later flowering, but root depth appeared to be also a specific character.

The results of three years' trials with introductions of Vicia sativa are summarized. Languedoc 466 (225), Nyabing and Blanchefleur are recommended for use in Western Australia for summer dry grazing.