Yearly Archives: 2013

The Australian Horticultural Industry

Posted by : Gordon Rogers | Category : Horticulture | Comments : 0 Comments

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This Signpost provides a brief overview of the Australian horticultural industry including its assets, structure, production and management. Click here for the full article

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Scoping study into climate change and climate variability

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This scoping study includes a list of management tools currently available to agriculture for managing climate change and climate variability, on which horticultural industries might capitalize. The study also list how the Australian horticultural industry will be affected by climate change including:-  Changes in frost frequency  Damage from extreme events  Increased, or changing pest and disease incidence  Changes [...]

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Australian horticulture’s response to climate change and climate variability

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The first component of this project has focused on understanding how to improve the management of climate variability from a horticulture perspective, with an emphasis on temperature variability. This project has also sought to commence answering the question – “What are the impacts of climate change on selected horticultural regions and production systems in those regions, and what adaptation strategies [...]

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