Subsoil Constraints

Subsoil constraints to cropping in the high rainfall zone

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Identifying, understanding and managing hostile subsoils for cropping - A reference manual for neutral-alkaline soils of south-eastern Australia

		Table of contents and disclaimer (PDF 100KB)
		Introduction (PDF 262KB)
	Chapter 1	Soils of the dryland cropping regions of Victorian and South Australia Soils of the Mallee Region Vertosols (PDF 1.8MB) Calcarosols (PDF 1.5MB) Sodosols (PDF 1.7MB) Dryland cropping soils of SA (PDF 1.1MB)
	Chapter 2	Subsoil Constraints and Water (PDF 750KB)
	Chapter 3	Nutrient deficiencies, toxicities and imbalances (PDF 750KB)
	Chapter 4	Salinity & Sodicity (PDF 1.3MB)
	Chapter 5	Physical constraints to root growth (PDF 270KB)
	Chapter 6	Identifying constraints to root growth (PDF 300KB)
	Chapter 7	Field diagnostics (PDF 270KB)
	Chapter 8	Options for managing grain production on soils with subsoil constraints (PDF 330KB)
	Chapter 9	Economic impact of subsoil constraints (PDF 170KB)
		Glossary (PDF 75KB)
		References (PDF 80KB)
		Further reading (PDF 40KB)

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