Report
Phase Farming with Trees: A report for the RIRDC/LWRRDC/FWPRDC Joint Venture Agroforestry Program
RIRDC Publication No. 00/48, RIRDC
2000
Abstract
A scoping study was undertaken to determine the economic and biophysical feasibility of a proposal to research a system of phase farming with trees (PFT) in medium to low (300-600 mm) rainfall areas of southern Australia. This system is designed to use trees grown in very short term rotations (3-5 years) to rapidly de-water farming catchments, at risk of salinity, by depleting unsaturated stored soil water and reducing recharge while producing utilizable products. If feasible, the system will utilize a resource that is currently contributing to environmental problems while building more sustainable agricultural systems. Potential benefits include decreased salinization, improved farm cash flows, improved soil structure and acting as a disease and weed break...
Details
- Title
- Phase Farming with Trees: A report for the RIRDC/LWRRDC/FWPRDC Joint Venture Agroforestry Program
- Authors/Creators
- R.J. Harper (Author/Creator)T.J. Hatton (Author/Creator)D.S. Crombie (Author/Creator)W.R. Dawes (Author/Creator)L.K. Abbott (Author/Creator)R.P. Challen (Author/Creator)C. House (Author/Creator)
- Series
- RIRDC Publication No. 00/48
- Publisher
- RIRDC
- Identifiers
- 991005544501907891
- Copyright
- © 2000 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report
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