Water Resources & Irrigated Crops

Saline Horticulture

managing saline irrigation of grapevines, potatoes, onions, Australian natives and citrus
quantification of crop water use by application of soil water balance, sap flow and micrometeorological techniques
quantifying efficiency of salt removal by drainage
sampling strategies for quantifying water and salt in rootzone of perennial horticultural crops
techniques for assessing effects of salinity and water stress on crop physiology
use of grapevine rootstocks in management of salinity, drought and waterlogging
effects of irrigation management, rootstock and salinity on fruit quality of red and white wine-grape cultivars
expertise in re-use of horticultural drainage water and other waste waters of similar composition for irrigation of grapevines and Australian native plants

Further information contact:
Rob Stevens