Browsing SRA publications by Author "Calcino, D"
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Australian sugarcane nutrition manual
Calcino, D; Schroeder, B; Panitz, J; Hurney, A; Skocaj, D; Wood, A; Salter, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)On-farm nutrient management has a key role in farm and industry sustainability, and in ensuring minimal off-site impacts occur. -
Do I need to apply more or less nitrogen after the fallow?
Calcino, D (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)As you’ve read in the previous article, growing a fallow crop can provide a wide range of benefits. Growing legumes in the fallow is a common practice. However, questions remain about the amount of nitrogen (N) available ... -
Fertilising the 2014 ratoon crop
Calcino, D (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)With the planting for 2014 well advanced, attention needs to be paid to the nutrition of the ratoon cane. -
Improving nutrient application improves water quality and farm profitability
Calcino, D (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)The maintenance of good quality water, whether drinking water, river water or ocean water, is in everyone’s interest. Over the last couple of decades, the sugar industry has played a significant part in attempting to address ... -
Six Easy Steps TM meets industry, bovernment and community obligations
Calcino, D (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)Backed by ongoing research, modification of the sugarcane industry's nutrient management guidelines has been occurring for the past 15 years. SRA has been extending those guidelines to the industry through a one-day, ... -
Soil-specific nutrient management guidelines for sugarcane production in the Mackay District
Salter, B; Schroeder, B; Panitz, J; Calcino, D; Wood, A (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)In the last 10 years, soil reference booklets for the Herbert, Proserpine, Johnstone, Bundaberg, Plane Creek, New South Wales and Isis districts, entitled Soil-Specific Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Production, ... -
Which fertiliser should I apply to my ratoons?
Calcino, D (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The 2013 harvest is well into the current season. Now until Christmas is the time the ratoons receive fertiliser to take them through the next 12 months. Which fertiliser do ratoons need and how much nutrient should be ...