CSIR was involved in the development of a method to estimate the morphine content of the opium poppy. Experimental trials were held in the ACT, Victoria and WA to compare the performance of the different varieties. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Women%27s_Land_Army" class="extiw" title="en:Australian Women's Land Army">Australian Women's Land Army</a> (AWLA) grew opium poppies for the war effort.
Archives, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research_Organisation" class="extiw" title="w:Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation">CSIRO</a>
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