Productivity Benefits from Plastic Mulch in Vegetable Production Likely to Limit Adoption of Alternate Practices that Deliver Water Quality Benefits: An On-Farm Case Study
Intensive tillage, high fertiliser inputs, and plastic mulch on the soil surface are widely used by vegetable growers. A field investigation was carried out to quantify the impact of alternate land management and fertiliser practices designed to improve offsite water quality on the productivity of v...
Main Authors: | Gunasekhar Nachimuthu, Neil V. Halpin, Michael J. Bell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-07-01
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Series: | Horticulturae |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/3/3/42 |
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