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Ensure Equivalence Of Imported Product With Australian Quality Specifications And Food Safety And Chemical Reside Requirements
Environmental Research On The Impact Of Bumblebees In Australia And Facilitation Of National Communication For And Against Further Introductions
Enviroveg Manual New Sections – Hydroponic, Greenhouse And Organic Production
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Establishment Of No-till Permanent Bed Vegetable Production Systems In The Major Vegetable Growing Regions In Australia
Estimating Vegetable Crop Water use with Moisture-Accounting Method (PDF 199kb)
Adequate irrigation design, good irrigation management and scheduling have long been recognised as keys to increasing vegetable production on a sustainable basis. Scheduling irrigation according to crop water needs minimises the chances of under or over watering. Consequently, there is less crop failure and leaching of fertilisers beyond the root-zone, and more profit for growers. This approach underpins the long-term viability of an efficient and sustainable production system for the irrigated vegetable industry. Weather data has been used for estimating crop water requirements for many years, and is a handy management tool when it is used in conjunction with scheduling methods. The Moisture Accounting Method involves steps to estimate soil moisture content by using weather data and is based on soil water balance.