A guide to characterising Australian sugarcane soils

Abstract

The purpose of this book is to help those who are variously responsible for developing, promulgating or implementing advice on how to best manage sugar soils in an agronomic context. In particular, it emphasises the importance of detailed knowledge of soils and describes how to select a research site and characterise a soil. The book provides contemporary understanding of the main soils of the sugar industry, how to recognise them and their key properties, how they behave, and how they should be managed. CRC Sugar is proud to have been able to sponsor the development of the book. We trust that it will prove a valuable resource for those whose task it is to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for the soils of the sugar lands.