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Salinity management practice guidelines

Managing root-zone salinity for irrigated horticultural crops in winter rainfall zones of Australia

A better understanding of plant requirements and the highly efficient management of water has led irrigators to apply water to accurately meet crop needs. This has meant a considerable reduction in the amount of water flushing through the root-zone. As a result, soil salinity levels have risen. Current drought conditions and low water allocations are likely to result in even less water being used to flush salts from the root-zone. The declining quality of water resources means that actively removing (more)...

Scoping Study: Improving plants' water use efficiency and potential impacts from soil structure change - research investment opp

The key questions addressed by this scoping study are:

  • What understanding, techniques and tools require further explanation or development to improve water use efficiency?
  • How well do we understand the impacts of long-term irrigation on soil structure? What are the effects of soil structure change (within and around the root zone on the flow of water and rate of movement along various pathways of salts?