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09 Aug BioSecure HACCP Water Testing [Video]
Knowing the pH and Electrical Conductivity or EC of your irrigation and drainage water can help you to grow better and more consistent crops. Testing procedures aren’t difficult and can be done at minimal cost. This video shows a process for carrying out a practical...
08 Aug Water Efficiency Nursery Paper 2006
How efficient is your business water management? A detailed water audit should include a full evaluation of your current irrigation system and irrigation management practices....
08 Aug Testing Sterilisation Effectiveness 2011
Good irrigation water quality is a keystone to producing quality nursery stock, and most water supplies require some form of treatment to make them suitable for nursery use. Water can be treated for four types of contaminates – particulate matter, pH, salts and pathogens. The following...
08 Aug Testing irrigation water quality
Irrigation water quality is a critical factor for nursery container production. There are many factors which determine the quality of irrigation water, some of which include alkalinity, pH and the level of soluble salts. This fact sheet includes a discussion on the importance of water...
08 Aug Testing Chlorine Levels In Irrigation Water 2009
NIASA, the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia advocates a ‘free chlorine’ residual reading of 2ppm or 2mg/litre following at contact period of 20 minutes for the successful treatment of irrigation water....
08 Aug Selecting Water Testing Equipment 2010
Onsite testing provides an easy way of determining water quality, so that timely corrections can be made. A keystone to achieving this is the suitability of the testing equipment used....
08 Aug Recycled Water Monitoring Nursery Paper 1996
Monitoring and managing recycled water quality in nurseries...
05 Aug pH and electrical conductivity meters
pH and electrical conductivity (EC) meters are essential pieces of equipment for onsite testing of water and growing media. Onsite testing allows immediate decisions to be made on the nutritional status of crops, as well as being able to monitor changes in water quality....
05 Aug Fact sheet: Solving the scale problem
This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources discusses the formation of scale inside pipelines, as well other information including testing for scale material, water analysis, treatment methods, hardness reduction, reducing pH, and treating pipelines....
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