Waratah Germination Database
Waratah is a Windows compatible free
software package on CD that is a compilation of germination and
ecological information of tree and shrub species native to New South
Wales. Assisted by photographs, the database was designed to improve
species selection and use for rehabilitation purposes. The database
reviews literature on the germination requirements and ecology of more
than 500 species native to NSW. |
Why was Waratah created?
The development of Waratah began in
recognition of the need for a source of reference information on the
germination requirements and techniques appropriate for the seed of
these species. Waratah was created in conjunction with a research
project
(ACARP C7010 Native Understorey Species Regeneration)
funded through the Australian Coal Association, NSW Minerals Council and
nine coal mines throughout New South Wales. |
Who should use Waratah?
Users of Waratah
include groups or individuals interested in the revegetation of
disturbed lands as well as environmental staff on mine sites seeking to
increase species diversity for the establishment of reconstructed native
ecosystems. |
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How do I obtain a copy of Waratah?
Waratah is a Windows compatible CD-ROM. It was produced in 1999 and is
only available in its first edition. It has not been tested on Windows
Vista (please send me an email if you find it works) and will not work
on Macintosh computers. If you would like a copy, Waratah
is freeware and available to anyone interested by contacting
Alex Pudmenzky.
The Waratah User
Manual and Help Guide (March 2001) can be downloaded from
here (PDF
format, 7.2Mbytes) or
here (.zip
format, 2.5Mbytes).
Note
Due to an incorrect CD label on some distributed CDs (lower
case "Waratah" instead of upper case "WARATAH") the software
installs correctly, but may not recognise the CD when
started. If the error message "The Waratah Database CD is not
available" appears follow these instructions: Download a
modified executable (checking for
the lower case label contained on the supplied CD instead) from here
(.zip format, 127kbytes). Then replace the old file
Waratah.exe in C:\Program Files\Waratah with this new file after
you have installed the software. Everything should work fine now.
Later distributions of this unsupported free software will
contain the uppercase label again.
Alex, 14 March 2007 (updated 26 August 2008). |
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Example Screen Shots
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Example of the
graphical and textural information contained in the database. Please click on
the image to view an enlarged version. |
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Waratah Trivia
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Did you know that the Waratah database was
named after the Waratah (Telopea speciosissima), the floral
emblem of NSW (shown on the right) because the database originated from
work undertaken in regions of NSW?
Information on this species is included in
the database, and it was incorporated in research trials conducted by
CMLR at coal mines in the Western Coalfields of NSW. |
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Waratah
(Telopea speciosissima) |
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