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Sydney Basin Vegetable grower study tour to California July 09
This tour was conducted to review the large scale vegetable production areas in California, focusing on water and soil usage strategies in areas with low … Read more
Managing plant needs from the beginning to the end of the crop
This third module review important practices for managing crops through the entire growth cycle. The implementation of the best management practices will promote higher yields … Read more
Maximising returns from water in the Australian vegetable industry
This is a series of reports on Australian vegetable industry water use at state and national levels, and has been funded by Horticulture Australia Ltd … Read more
Maximising returns from water in the Australian vegetable industry: South Australia Part – 1
This report is the second in a series on vegetable industry water use at state and national levels. This series outlines how water is used … Read more
Maximising returns from water in the Australian vegetable industry: South Australia Part – 2
This second report is one in a series on vegetable industry water use at state and national levels.
Maximising returns from water in the Australian vegetable industry: Tasmania
This report is one in a series on vegetable industry water use at state and national levels. This series outlines how water is used in … Read more
Optimising water and nutrient use on vegetable farms
The key to achieving efficient irrigation and fertiliser use is good irrigation design, and the correct scheduling of irrigation and fertiliser. The major project objective … Read more
Phosphate, Nitrogen And Irrigation Management In Potatoes
This project investigates the irrigation and fertiliser management of table potatoes in WA over a three-year period. It investigates two main issues – the management … Read more
Potato Irrigation – Development Of Irrigation Scheduling Guidelines
This project addresses irrigation management of potatoes and the implications on both yield and quality of the potatoes grown. The aims included the preliminary examination … Read more
Precision Agriculture
Technological advances are giving growers a valuable boost in their ongoing efforts to generate more value from existing resources. In recent years, attention is increasingly … Read more
Salinity management
This fact sheet looks at salinity as a management issue, and outlines strategies for measuring and dealing with excessive salinity in greenhouse soils.
Soil Health
A fact sheet outlining the importance of soil health in promoting plant health and maintaining environmental quality, the characteristics of good soils and poor soils … Read more