Agriculture and Environment: Orange Juice


Better Management Practices: Soil Erosion & Degradation

Regardless of the terrain on which orange trees are planted, grass lanes are recommended as a way to minimise erosion and to contain chemical-laden runoff. One recommendation is to keep only a small ring of cleared area under each tree that can serve both fertilisation and for harvesting.



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Extracts from "World Agriculture & Environment" by Jason Clay - buy the book online from Island Press

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