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Vegetables

SOILpak for vegetable growers

SOILpak - Contents

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Contents, preface and disclaimer  720.5 kb

SOILpak - Introduction

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Users guide  696.1 kb
Summary of NSW vegetable production districts  378.2 kb
Features of soil  417.6 kb
Trouble-shooting guide  430.9 kb

SOILpak - Common problems and strategies

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Common problems  711.7 kb
Weed control  383.3 kb
Harvesting on wet soil  383.4 kb
Poor seedling emergence  446.8 kb
Does my soil need lime?  54.8 kb
Does my soil need gypsum?  37.0 kb
Managing saline soils  431.9 kb
Dispersion  33.4 kb
How do I control erosion?  490.4 kb
Does my soil need fertiliser?  32.9 kb
Case study 1  519.8 kb

SOILpak - Vegetable-growing landscapes

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Sandhill soils  717.3 kb
Red brown earths  32.7 kb
Transitional red brown earths  29.3 kb
Alluvial soils  30.8 kb
Self-mulching clays  406.3 kb
Case study 2  653.5 kb

SOILpak - Soil testing and management

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Soil examination and structural rating  352.2 kb
Soil texture tests  34.8 kb
Chemical tests  112.0 kb
Slaking and dispersion  507.9 kb
Sodic soil management  453.6 kb
Improving soil structure by crop rotation  426.4 kb
Cultivation and soil structure  132.3 kb
Landforming and soil management  144.1 kb
Irrigation scheduling  508.5 kb

SOILpak - Key checks

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Key checks for productive irrigated soils  729.0 kb
Management strategies for key checks  402.6 kb
Case study 3  642.0 kb

SOILpak - Appendixes

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Glossary and index to glossary  107.0 kb
Soil description sheets  384.9 kb
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