SOIL PREPARATION

This book covers knowledge gleaned from research and practical experience that accumulated in South Africa over the past 100 years. Soil preparation, often regarded as deep tillage only, also includes many other forms of soil profile modification such as ridging, drainage, terracing, reclamation of saline soils and even planting holes. Soil type predominantly determines what soil preparation practices and implements are required. The book aims to give practical information on these topics, but also to explain the background to such recommendations and to provide experimental evidence in support. Throughout the book, the aim of soil profile modification takes into account root distribution, which is a prerequisite formaximised and sustainable grapevine performance. The target readership is growers, students, technical advisors as well as researchers who wish to delve further into the subject in order to continue work in this field.

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