Understanding Irrigation Decisions: from enterprise planning to the paddock
Understanding Irrigation Decisions has been written to put in content and provide guidance on irrigation decisions ranging from enterprise ...
Check your irrigation system is ready for the coming season
A check of your irrigation system will ensure you are ready to start irrigating on time and are set-up ...
Is copper copper? Limitations in the control of foliar bacterial diseases in capsicum, chilli and tomato crops
Bacterial populations such as Xanthomonas spp. causing bacterial leaf spot in tomato and capsicum and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato ...
Area-wide management of insect-vectored viral and bacterial diseases – project update
Although, historically, area wide management (AWM) has been mostly applied to management of insect pests, it also has potential ...
Using recycled water for vegetables
Recycled water is used in nearly all Australian states for vegetable production. Recycled water irrigation schemes offer a number ...
Check your subsoil moisture
Dry subsoil For many vegetable regions there is a risk of low subsoil moisture coming out of a dry ...
Check your crop monitoring and soil moisture tools
Make sure your crop monitoring and soil moisture tools are working before it really warms up and crops really ...
Don’t get caught out by rapid increases in crop water use in spring-early summer
Rapid crop growth combined with increases in seasonal water demand (ETo) can increase crop water use by more than ...
South Australian Grower Compost Trial
The Soils in Action project was run by AUSVEG SA from early to mid 2019 on the Northern Adelaide ...
Soil phosphorus – The basics
Phosphorus (P) is a major element (macronutrient) that plays a number of important roles in plants, such as productivity, ...
The ‘breakdown’ on composts
The rising cost of fertiliser inputs and a greater understanding of the importance of soil health has prompted interest ...
Beet cyst nematode on vegetables
Beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii) can cause considerable yield loss to brassicas, beets, rhubarb and spinach. The nematode severely ...