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Continuous crop needs care

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(1982) Continuous crop needs care. Western Farmer and Grazier, 1 April 1982. p. 25 [Publication] [Special Collections]

Summary

Soil Conservation Commissioner Graeme Robertson suggests that the current trend towards continuous cropping must be carefully watched. Dr Robertson states that failure to properly manage soil structure resulted in a reduction in the amount and size of water stable aggregates, this produced a soil that required more power for cultivation, was more erodible by wind and water, had a lower water holding capacity and as a consequence produced lower yields.

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This article is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection.

Item Type: Special Collections
Collection: WISALTS Collection
Copyright: ©1982 Western Farmer and Grazier
Notes: 1 newspaper clipping
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/56559
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