Short-term horticultural crop management
Land Practice
In this context, short-term horticultural crops are those that have a production regime that requires a high frequency of soil tillage. Short-term horticultural crops include vegetables, some fruits, turf and ornamental plants and flowers. Management activities associated with crop production can have serious on and offsite effects on productive capacity and ecological and landscape processes.
Crop management may involve the management activities of:
- Crop Harvesting
- Fertiliser application
- Irrigation with fresh water
- Pest animal control
- Pesticide application
- Soil tillage
- Stubble management
Last updated 7 September 2010
