Science Notes - Soil and Land Management

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• Erosion control in cropping lands PDF

  This Science Note provides a brief history of erosion issues in Queensland...

• Runoff control measures for erosion control in cropping land PDF

  This Science Note discusses methods of controlling surface water flows in...

• Soil limitations to water entry PDF

  This Science Note discusses some soil features that may restrict water from...

• Soil acidification PDF

  This Science Note discusses the concept of soil acidification, its causes,...

• Understanding soil pH PDF

  This Science Note discusses soil pH in the context of farm management. For...

• Salinity in Queensland PDF

  This Science Note discusses soil salinity in Queensland, how it occurs,...

• Managing dryland salinity on your property PDF

  This Science Note discusses ways in which landholders can manage dryland...

• Managing salinity with vegetation PDF

  This Science Note discusses ways of managing landscape salinity with...

• Managing salinity with engineering PDF

  This Science Note discusses ways of managing landscape salinity with...

• Production from salty lands PDF

  This Science Note discusses management strategies appropriate for...

• Salinity hazard mapping in Queensland PDF

  This Science Note discusses landscape salinity hazard factors and how they...

• Brymaroo catchment salinity case study PDF

  This Science Note discusses salinity management activities that have been...

• Acid sulfate soils in Queensland PDF

  This Science Note discusses acid sulfate soil formation, location,...

• Identifying acid sulfate soils PDF

  This Science Note discusses environmental signs of acid sulfate soil...

• Managing acid sulfate soils PDF

  This Science Note outlines the key principles for successful management of...

• Using acid sulfate soil maps PDF

  This Science Note explains how to read acid sulfate soils mapping produced by...

• Soil compaction PDF

  This Science Note discusses soil compaction - its causes, impacts, and...

• Managing for drought in grazing lands PDF

  This Science Note discusses some ways of managing grazing farm systems to...

• Erosion control in grazing lands PDF

  This Science Note discusses some methods of preventing and controlling...

• Deep drainage a problem or an asset PDF

  This Science Note discusses the concept of deep drainage, how it is observed...

• Measuring salinity PDF

  This Science Note discusses ways in which salinity is measured in water and...

• Controlled traffic farming PDF

  This Science Note discusses Controlled Traffic Farming, a farm management...

• Maintaining contour banks PDF

  This Science Note discusses ways to effectively maintain established contour...

• Contour bank specifications PDF

  This Science Note outlines design principles for establishing effective...

• Erosion control on property roads and tracks PDF

  This Science Note discusses construction methods and appropriate placement...

• Erosion control on property roads and tracks - managing runoff PDF

  This Science Note discusses erosion control structures that can be used...

• Erosion control on fences and firebreaks PDF

  This Science Note discusses design principles for on-farm fences and...

• Soil Conservation Waterways - Construction and Management PDF

  This Science Note discusses ways to construct and manage waterways in...

• Soil conservation waterways - plants for stabilisation PDF

  This Science Note discusses the use of plants to help stabilise soil...

• Soil conservation waterways planning and design PDF

  This Science Note discusses design principles for constructed waterways on...

• Gully erosion PDF

  This Science Note describes the reasons why gully erosion can occur in...

• Soil conservation planning in cropping lands PDF

  This Science Note discusses how soil conservation plans under the Soil...