Improving water penetration in the Burdekin

dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, PJ
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-13T02:28:21Z
dc.date.available2012-11-13T02:28:21Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.description.abstractPoor water penetration represents the greatest source of preventable yield loss in the Burdekin district. The problem occurs in all four mill areas in the district with about 18 000 ha affected to some degree. Cane yield losses for the 1987 season were estimated conservately at 250 000 t. Crop yields in 1989, following good rains, indicate that actual losses may be closer to 500 000 t of cane in dry years. The promotion of remedial measures aimed at reducing the problem has been an important extension theme in the Burdekin district for many years. In March 1988, extension staff commenced an extension program focussing on the use of the 'dissolvenator' as the preferred means of overcoming the problem.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11079/498
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBSES Technical Reports; 1990 No 479
dc.subjectWater Penetration
dc.subjectBurdekin
dc.subjectSurveys
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectDissolvenators
dc.subjectFarming systems
dc.subjectProduction management
dc.titleImproving water penetration in the Burdekin

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