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Compaction control and repair techniques for cropping lands in the sub-tropics – Adapted from Ken Rohde Hydstra Brief
Level 1 General description
Purpose:
This project provided local data and demonstrations to change attitudes towards adopting more sustainable farming systems that avoid compaction and repair existing damage.
Methods (brief)
This trial commenced in 1994 to examine the effects of applied compaction on soil properties and crop performance. Five compaction/repair treatments x three replications were used. Runoff and soil erosion were measured from each treatment using tipping buckets and silt traps
Key findings (brief)
Hydstra brief did not contain any key findings or results.
Location
Queensland Department of Primary Industries Emerald Research Station Lat 23°29’ S, Long 148°09’ E.
Related studies
Waters D. February 2001.Best management practices to minimise pollutant transport from cotton production systems. CRDC.
Rohde K. (1999). Controlled traffic and crop rotations for dryland cotton including control of erosion and sediment movement. CTDC.
Silburn DM, and Glanville SF. (2002). Management practices for control of runoff losses from cotton furrows under storm rainfall. I. Runoff and sediment on a black Vertosol. Australian Journal of Soil Research 40:1-20.
Silburn DM, Simpson BW, and Hargreaves PA. (2002). Management practices for control of runoff losses from cotton furrows under storm rainfall. II. Transport of pesticides in runoff. Australian Journal of Soil Research 40:21-44.
Silburn DM, and Hunter HM. (2009). Management practices for control of runoff losses from cotton furrows under storm rainfall. III. Cover and wheel traffic effects on nutrients (N and P) in runoff from a black Vertosol. Australian Journal of Soil Research 47:221-233.