Research Projects

Below are information sheets on some of our research projects. These sheets provide details explaining why a project is being undertaken, progress in the research, benefits of the work and contact information. Feel free to download and print directly. Print versions of some of these information sheets may be available - contact the Communication Group. These files require Acrobat Reader which is free from the Adobe Website.
Some of our research web pages also have specific project-level information.

	Minimising agricultural pollution to enhance water quality in Laguna de Bay (Philippines) and the Mt Lofty Ranges (Australia). A Joint Project between LLDA, UPLB and CSIRO (Australia). (PDF, 2.8 MB) Sep 2009 Off-site transport of contaminants in the form of nutrients, sediment and pesticides from agricultural practices is of concern in the Philippines and Australia. This project aimed to identify the major sources and quantify loads of contaminants in the Pagsanjan-Lumban catchment, Philippines and the Mt Lofty Ranges, Australia.This work was funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
	Monitoring off-site transport of nutrients, sediment and pesticides from cherries, apples and grapes in the Mount Lofty Ranges (PDF, 787 kB) Dec 2008 This study aims to minimise the transport of contaminants from an apple, cherry and grape site which eventually drain into the Onkaparinga River and then Mt Bold reservoir, South Australia.
	Pesticide Impact Rating Index (PIRI) - brochure (PDF, 217 kB) 2007 The Pesticide Impact Rating Index (PIRI) is a free software package developed by CSIRO with support from Land & Water Australia and other agencies, both here and overseas.
	Winery Wastewater Management (PDF, 367 kB) October 2006 This national, collaborative project aims to provide an integrated, ‘systems approach’ to sustainable wastewater management for wineries across Australia.

Older Project Information Sheets

• No. 3/2004 Understanding the fate of nitrogen in the Lower Burdekin (PDF, 314 kB)
• No. 2/2004 Fluid Fertiliser Research (PDF, 292 kB)
• No. 1/2004 Setting a Global Standard for Sustainable Irrigated Catchments (PDF, 326 kB)
• No. 25 Reaping the Rewards of Intensive, Flexible Cropping in the Mallee (PDF, 272 kB)
• No. 24 Withdrawn
• No. 23 Rethinking sub-Surface Drainage: Best Management Practices to Reduce Drainage Volumes and Salt Loads (PDF, 887 kB)
• No. 22 SWAGMAN Series (PDF, 691 kB)
• No. 21 FullStop: A Simpler Way to Schedule Irrigation (Withdrawn - Please go to http://www.fullstop.com.au/)
• No. 20 The FILTER System - Turning Effluent into an Asset (PDF, 368 kB)
• No. 19 Reducing Recharge from Rice Fields (PDF, 149 kB)
• No. 18 From Saline Drainage to Irrigated Production (PDF, 253 kB)
• No. 17 Wheat after Rice, enhancing water use efficiency (PDF, 188 kB)
• No. 16 Dryland Farming Systems for Catchment Care (PDF, 766 kB)
• No. 15 Improved Information to Guide the Establishment of Eucalypt Plantations in Saline Regions (PDF, 186 kB)
• No. 14 New Groundwater Management Guidelines for Healthier Vegetation in Saline Areas (PDF, 185 kB)
• No. 13 Rising Saline Watertables and the Development of Acid Sulfate Soils (PDF, 460 kB)
• No. 12 Making Agriculture Sustainable and More Efficient: Better Water Use, Less Soil Loss (PDF, 195 kB)
• No. 11-2 Irrigation: Getting the Balance Right (Second Edition) (PDF, 188 kB)
• No. 10 Wind Energy: A Resource for the 21st Century (PDF, 315 kB)
• No. 9 Protection of Groundwater from Pollution: Guidelines for Assessing Groundwater Vulnerability (PDF, 167 kB)
• No. 8 Wind-power: Where's the Best Site for a Wind Generator? (PDF, 732 kB)
• No. 7 Evaporation Basins: A Salt Management Tool (PDF, 652 kB)
• No. 6 Trends in Grain Protein Concentrations for Wheat Grown in South Australia (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• No. 5 Trends in Grain Protein Concentrations for Malting Barley Grown in South Australia (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• No. 4 Rhizoctonia Root Rot: Some Questions and Answers (PDF, 105 kB)
• No. 3 Control of Take-all in the Pasture Phase of Rotations (PDF, 136 kB)
• No. 2 Prediction of Take-all (PDF, 129 kB)
• No. 1 Acidifaction of Cropping Soils in South Australia: Causes and Effect (PDF, 123 kB)

Heartlands Initiative Fact Sheets

• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 1: An Overview of Heartlands (PDF, 596 kB)
• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 2: Mosaic Farming: Agricultural Landscapes of the Future (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 3: Assessing and Managing Dryland Salinity (PDF, 571 kB)
• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 4: Low Rainfall Farm Forestry (PDF, 667 kB)
• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 5: Tree Planting and Catchment Water Yield (PDF, 511 kB)
• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 6: Restoring Biodiversity some Practical Guidelines (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Heartlands Fact Sheet No 7: Integrated Land Use Planning (PDF, 634 kB)