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WHERE SCIENCE MEETS SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION: A BANANA CASE STUDY FROM TROPICAL QUEENSLAND

Article number

694_29

Pages

179 – 184

Language

English

Abstract

There is an increasing public call to produce food and fibre products using sustainable methods or systems.
In our case study, the research and extension team used a holistic farming systems approach with banana producers to identify key environmental issues and explore management options for addressing these issues.
Our experiences show that production research and technology can provide answers to some of the environmental problems identified, including research outcomes in plant nutrition and irrigation management, soil conservation, and integrated pest management.
As a result group members have successfully reduced fertiliser use, pesticide use and soil erosion without reducing productivity.
Using a participative approach highlighted the importance of integrating and adapting research outcomes to meet grower needs, and illustrated the value of combining smart science with the practical know-how of farmers.

Publication

International Symposium on Harnessing the Potential of Horticulture in the Asian-Pacific Region

Authors

S.J. Lindsay, A.B. Pattison, J.S. Bagshaw, S. Heisswolf, R. Wright

Keywords

Integrated farming systems, environmental management systems, nutrient management, soil erosion, Great Barrier Reef

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.694.29

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11. RUBUS IN WARM TEMPERATE AND SUB-TROPICAL CONDITIONS: PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND GENETIC POTENTIAL FOR NEW CULTIVARS

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15. DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION STRATEGIES FOR CITRUS SPECIES OF IMPORTANCE TO AUSTRALIA

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16. YIELD AND MATURITY OF NEW RELEASED RED ONION CULTIVARS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

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20. DEVELOPING PLANT REGENERATION SYSTEMS FOR IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF MANDARIN (CITRUS RETICULATA) AND PUMMELO (CITRUS MAXIMA)

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24. GENETIC DIVERSITY OF OPEN POLLINATED CAULIFLOWER CULTIVARS IN INDONESIA

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25. BREEDING OF THE NEW AMARYLLIS ‘TAMLA’ AND ‘BAELOK’

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26. CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE LAND-USE: THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PRODUCTIVE SECTOR ENVIRONMENTS

27. MATCHING IRRIGATION TO VINE WATER-REQUIREMENTS: LIMITATIONS OF USING SAP-FLOW TECHNOLOGY FOR SCHEDULING IRRIGATION

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28. CARBON BASED HORTICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY

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29. WHERE SCIENCE MEETS SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION: A BANANA CASE STUDY FROM TROPICAL QUEENSLAND

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30. CABBAGES AS A NUTRIENT SINK FOR FOOD PROCESSING BY-PRODUCTS

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31. RECYCLED WATER – GOOD FOR PARKS, GARDENS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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34. SOIL NEMATODES INDICATE SOIL HEALTH IN MACADAMIA ORCHARDS

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35. BUILDING BRIDGES AND ENHANCING ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

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39. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS TO MACADAMIA (MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA) PRODUCTION

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48. TARO – TAPPING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF A MINOR AUSTRALIAN CROP

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52. THE USE OF PROHEXADIONE-CA FOR IMPROVED CROP MANAGEMENT

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73. ORNAMENTAL SALT AND WATERLOGGING TOLERANT PLANTS

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74. INFLUENCE OF SOIL MOISTURE ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO ON A HEAVY CLAY SOIL

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75. ASIAN AND WESTERN HORTICULTURAL SPECIES OF THE BRASSICA FAMILY WITH ANTI-CANCER POTENTIAL

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76. TOWARDS A CONTROL THEORY FOR ACIDITY OF VEGETABLE CROPS

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