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Assessing Crop Water Use In Potato Crops In The Mallee, SA
The project identifies water application and use practices, best management and encourages the uptake of soil and water monitoring equipment, enabling the good management decisions … Read more
Are my soils acid? Acid Soil Action Leaflet No. 3
This report describes signs that indicate soils may be acidic. It also contains information on: getting soils tested, using pH testing kits, and using lime … Read more
Adaptive pest management for horticulture under climate change pilot pest scoping
It is vital that Australia’s horticultural industries consider how their pest risks could be impacted by climate change as the scientific evidence has shown that … Read more
A Potato Crop Management Service To Promote New Technology In Tasmania
Tasmania produces around half of Australia’s French fry processing potatoes, but has struggled to replicate the gains experienced recently by other production areas within Australia … Read more
A National Strategy To Reduce Cadmium In Potatoes
This study seeks to devise techniques to control cadmium accumulation in Potato tubers. It investigates; an extension program to increase awareness, develop predictive tests to … Read more
Evaluation, and demonstration of degradable polyethylene film on Tasmanian processing potato crops
This project was undertaken to examine the potential benefits of using degradable polyethylene films in horticultural crops. Trials were conducted using degradable film on potato … Read more
Horticulture’s Submission To ‘Ensuring A Profitable And Sustainable Agriculture And Food Sector In Australia’ White Paper – Stage II
This paper calls for public submissions and outlines four key areas that were reported by the Reference Group to the Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, … Read more
Horticulture Balanced Scorecard – Economic Assessment
This project was undertaken by Access Economics which was commissioned by HAL to produce a Balanced Scorecard that compares the performance of the Australian horticultural … Read more
Horticultural Audit Of Production And Sustainability
The horticultural industry operates in most catchments and climates that make up the Australian landscape. Both the environmental efficacy and economic viability of its production … Read more
Healthy Soil Management
The management of soil is a key aspect to ensuring the economic and environmental sustainability of vegetable production. Good soil management practices have a direct … Read more
Guide to using native plants on the Northern Adelaide Plains to benefit horticulture
Current horticultural pest management systems on the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP) rely heavily on the use of insecticides and the establishment and maintenance of bare-earth … Read more
Greenhouse Study Tour Canada
This study tour enabled a firsthand observation of the Canadian growing methods and glasshouse systems that have been developed over more than 20 years. The … Read more