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Publication Date
2005
Series Number
4646
Abstract
This manual provides a complete set of information on the nature, location, occurrence and reasons for waterlogging and how to prevent it. The preventative technology, raised bed farming, is explained in terms of: how and why it works; the practical means of installing and maintaining a bedding system; the cropping practices and machinery adaptations needed to effectively farm raised beds; and, the improved productivity and profitability that result from its adoption. The geographic distribution of water.
Number of Pages
52
ISSN
1448-0352
Keywords
Crop management, Raised beds, South west region (W.A.), Waterlogging, Western Australia, Agricultural machinery, Surface drainage, Crop yield, Soil management.
Recommended Citation
Bakker, D,
Houlbrooke, D,
Hamilton, G,
and
Spann, C.
(2005), A Manual for raised bed farming in Western Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 4646.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins/32
