Managing water in plant nurseries

· NSW Agriculture
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About this ebook

Managing water in plant nurseries is the preeminent technical manual for irrigation, drainage and water recycling in Australia nursery production, and a benchmark text internationally. This 3rd edition is testimony to the ongoing value the industry places in achieving world-leading best practice in container irrigation, water management, recycling and reuse.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Chapter 1. Water supply

Chapter 2. Water quality and testing

Chapter 3. Disinfestation: water and irrigation as a source of disease

Chapter 4. Pumps and other irrigation equipment

Chapter 5. Nursery filtration system

Chapter 6. Top-watering irrigation systems

Chapter 7 Bottom-watering irrigation systems

Chapter 8. Misting and fogging systems

Chapter 9. Growing media and irrigation management

Chapter 10. System design, operation and maintenance

Chapter 11. Fertigation in nurseries

Chapter 12. Drainage systems

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