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Is there as sustainable system for pineapple farming?
Level 1 General description
Purpose:
This study monitored hydrology and soil erosion over a range of slope lengths (rows) (80-120 m lengths) and treatment practices to identify parameters to design sustainable production systems in pineapple farming.
Methods (brief)
Three treatments were implemented, including:
- A conventional farmer up and down the slope treatment;
- Tied ridges to hold up to 20 mm of runoff; and
- Mulch (35 t/ha) was placed in the furrows
Key findings (brief)
Soil loss was greatest during the first twelve months in all treatments. The mulch treatments recorded the lowest soil loss (0.3-0.4 t/ha), while all conventional treatments recorded soil losses over 10 t/ha.
Location
Beerwah Pineapple Research Farm Lat 26° 56’ 0.17’’S, Long 152° 57’ 18.97’’E
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Ray Walker’s farm at Imbil is Lat 26° 27’ 42.59’’S, Lon 152° 40’ 42.45’’E
Capelin MA, Truong PN 1985. Soil erosion within pineapple fields in south-east Queensland.
Level 2 Detail of experimental conditions (what might be found in a journal paper or project brief in Hydstra)
None available
Level 3 Detail of experimental conditions and observations (what might be found in field datasheets and links in databases)
No formal datasets available
Level 4 Data summaries and links to related documents and reports
Level 5 Data summaries and links to related documents and reports
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