The SOILpak series aims to provide a range of best soil management practices to optimise crop and pasture yields.

SOILpak is intended for:

• managers who want to learn more about how to manage their soil
• consultants and extension officers who wish to become more skilled in advising their clients on soil management.

The table of contents appears below.

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Disclaimer

Part A Introduction
       A1 Users’ guide
       A2 Summary of NSW vegetable production districts
       A3 Features of soil
       A4 Trouble-shooting guide

Part B Common problems and strategies
       B1 Common problems
       B2 Weed control
       B3 Harvesting on wet soil
       B4 Poor seedling emergence
       B5 Does my soil need lime?
       B6 Does my soil need gypsum?
       B7 Managing saline soils
       B8 Dispersion
       B9 How do I control erosion?
       B10 Does my soil need fertiliser?
       B11 Case study 1

Part C Vegetable-growing landscapes
       C1 Sandhill soils
       C2 Red brown earths
       C3 Transitional red brown earths
       C4 Alluvial soils
       C5 Self-mulching clays
       C6 Case study 2

Part D Soil testing and management
       D1 Soil examination and structural rating
       D2 Soil texture tests
       D3 Chemical tests
       D4 Slaking and dispersion
       D5 Sodic soil management
       D6 Improving soil structure by crop rotation
       D7 Cultivation and soil structure
       D8 Landforming and soil management
       D9 Irrigation scheduling

Part E Key checks
       E1 Key checks for productive irrigated soils
       E2 Management strategies for key checks
       E3 Case study 3

Appendixes
       1 Glossary and index to glossary
       2 Soil description sheets