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Irrigation Channels

Predicting the optimum time to apply monolayers

 Evaporation water losses from irrigation channels are an important component of total irrigation system losses and could be as much as 12% in the Goulburn Murray channel network. The effectiveness of monolayers has been widely studied in still water storages. This research project investigated the potential of using chemical monolayers on irrigation channels in order to suppress evaporation.

Resilience of eastern irrigated farm businesses

This power point presentation looks at using land for both cotton and grains to take advantage of land resources and moisture reserves can mean economic and water use efficiency gains.

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Sensor and control system development for autonomous site-specific irrigation

NPSI/IAL Travel Fellowship 2010

The NPSI/IAL Travel Fellowship 2010 aimed to investigate developments toward autonomous site-specific irrigation control systems. Site-specific irrigation systems offer improvements in water use efficiency and crop performance by differentially applying irrigation to the field when and where it is required.

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Guidelines for Managing Soil Structure in Irrigated Vineyards

Update

Good soil structure is essential for healthy, resilient plants because it allows them to develop extensive, active root systems. This promotes efficient use of water and nutrients, encourages biological activity and cushions plants against drought and other hardship.

The general perception of a soil with good structure is that it is well-drained, easy to penetrate and crumbles readily into aggregates of about 1-10 mm that remain intact when they are wet.

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Subsoil structure in irrigated Australian vineyards

Research Bulletin

Good soil structure is essential for healthy, resilient plants because it allows them to develop extensive, active root systems. This promotes efficient use of water and nutrients, encourages biological activity and buffers plants against drought and other hardship. It is a neglected, but vital component of soil fertility.

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