Potato production in Tasmania, Australia - An overview of climate, soils and practices
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posted on 2023-05-22, 18:02authored bySparrow, LA, Cotching, W
Tasmania is an important potato production area of Australia. Its unique combination of climate and soils help determine the scale of operations and shape the diverse farming system practiced by growers. This chapter briefly describes Tasmania's geography, the farming systems of which potato production is part, and introduces some of the management challenges facing the industry, which are the subjects of further discussion in Chaps. 16-19.
History
Publication title
Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies
Editors
Z He, R Larkin, W Honeycutt
Pagination
275-280
ISBN
978-94-007-4103-4
Department/School
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)
Publisher
Springer
Place of publication
Germany
Extent
30
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Copyright 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.