Management of blindness in lettuce seedlings
Blindness occurs when the main apical shoot or growing tip of the lettuce is lost during the seedling’s early growth. ...
Fortnightly Bulletin Issue 5
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Lettuce grower David East use of biofumigant mustard
In September 2015, Soil Wealth facilitated a field day at David’s property where he spoke about the benefits he ...
Carbon storage in vegetable soils
Growers can reduce the greenhouse impact of vegetable production by maintaining and preventing further loss of stored soil carbon (mitigation) which will ...
Pre-harvest effects on the quality of babyleaf spinach
One of the key issues with babyleaf spinach is how to deliver this popular leafy vegetable to consumers in ...
Pre-harvest effects on lettuce quality
Lettuce is an important horticultural crop in Australia, with an annual production over 160 million tonnes and a total ...
Fortnightly Bulletin Issue 4
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Fortnightly Bulletin Issue 3
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Erosion: how to protect your soil
A healthy topsoil is a great asset to have, as this layer of soil contains the highest concentration of ...
Biofumigation crop management for maximum impact
Dale Gies outlines the importance of correct establishment and water and nutrient requirements of biofumigant crops. Part 3 ...
Fortnightly Bulletin Issue 2
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Blankets for vegetables: Using frost cloth to protect plants from weather
Cold winter temperatures are a problem for many vegetable growers. At the least, they reduce growth and yield and ...