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Soil Management for Australian Irrigated Agriculture

Australian soil structure deteriorates rapidly under irrigation with current management practices, resulting in inefficient water use and low yields. These soils lack the mineral montmorillonite present in those overseas soils which maintain porosity and stability under irrigation. This (more)...

A Review of Dr Bruce Cockroft’s Work for Australian Irrigated Horticulture

Milestone Report 2

The work of Dr Bruce Cockroft has established the importance of managing soil structure in irrigated horticulture in Australia. In particular, he has researched and promoted management strategies designed to maximize the rooting volume of irrigated crops with consequent substantial improvements in yield. These strategies have focused on the creation and maintenance of good soil structure and structural stability and of low resistance to penetration, particularly in soils that are of poor (more)...

The Impact of Irrigation on Soil Structure

Good soil structure is an essential element of healthy and sustainable agro-ecosystems. It promotes the development of extensive plant root systems and efficient use of water and nutrients and, in doing so, buffers plants against drought and other adversity. Irrigation places a number of stresses on soil structure. This review examines the nature of soil structure, its role in plant growth, the nature of stresses on soil structure which come from irrigation and management approaches to (more)...