NDSP - 2001 PUR$L Conference

2001 PUR$L Conference

A report about the Conference was published in Focus on Salt issue 20(pdf 709Kb) see page 6-8.

Conference Proceedings 2001 from the 7th National PUR$L Conference

These conference proceedings and field notes were uploaded from the original conference papers. Conversion to web format can markedly reduce the quality of the graphics.

If you wish to obtain the original paper please contact one of the authors. You will find the basic details of the authors at the start of each article. If you are unable to contact the author in the first instance contact the Conference Convenor on Colin.Bastick@dpiwe.tas.gov.au

Papers, Posters and Field Trips are given here in order of presentation:

Tuesday 20 March 2001

National Land and Water Resources Audit - Colin Creighton
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality Progress Report and Summary - Ian G Thompson
The National Dryland Salinity Program: R&D Support for the Productive use of Saline Lands - Alex Campbell and Richard Price
The Challenges for PURSL - Phil Cole
Integrated Irrigation/Drainage Management to Sustain Irrigation and to Protect Soil and Water Resources - Dr Jim Rhoades
Salinised Resources - A Necessity and an Opportunity - Stephanie Bolt and Phil Dyson
Changing Attitudes to Saltland - A Farmer's Perspective - Michael Lloyd
Salt, Now Again Find Again: The Salt Industry of Van Diemen's Land - Kaye McPherson and Meredith Roodenrys

West Tamar Field Trip

Rowella Field Trip, Tamar Valley

Wednesday 21 March 2001

Coal River Valley Field Day

Field day program
Acknowledgements
Map of Pitt Water-Coal River Valley
Introduction to the Coal River Valley at Craigbourne Dam - Noel Bevan
Soils, geomorphology and salinity in the Coal River Valley - Richard Doyle
Geophysical methods for investigation of salt-affected land - James Reid and Michael Roach
Processes of Salinisation within Pages Creek Catchment: Background Notes - D.J. Todd, G. Davidson, M. Dell and J. Yang
From the Ground up - Forestry Trees in the Right Place - Neil Meadows
Water Quality in the Coal Catchment - Kate Berry
Soils, geomorphology and salinity in the Coal River Valley - Ronald DeRose
Land use history and the remediation of salinity in the Coal Valley - Neville Mendham
University Farm Field Notes - Matt Del
My experiences with variable water quality in intensive vegetable production - Colin Houston

Thursday 22 March 2001

Integrated Catchment Management in the Coorong District, A Local Government Driven Initiative - Graham Gates
Investigating Dryland and Irrigation Salinity Risk - Clem Hill
Designing a Landscape in a Saline Environment - Denis Saunders

Concurrent Sessions

Soil and Water Management

Explanation of the Variability in Water Volume and Quality in Seepage Interceptor Drains in Texture-contrast Soils - J.W. Cox, R.W. Fitzpatrick, A. Pitman and W. Bellotti
Implications of the Chemical Composition of Saline Seepage Scalds - B.G. Williams and W.S. Semple
Tree Plantations for Controlling Water Tables in Irrigation Districts of the Southern Murray-Darling Basin - S. Theiveyanathan, R.G. Benyon, P. Polglase, R.A. Falkiner and B.J. Myers
Consultation to Implementation: A Landowner Perspective of the Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Plan - J. Darling
Groundwater Discharge from Vegetated Surfaces on the Plains - C.C. Daamen, G.P. Hoxley and K.O. Collett
Managing Salinity by Managing Groundwater Balance - J.F. Punthakey and S. Joseph
Quality of Deep Groundwater of the NSW Murray Irrigation Districts - H.S. Gill and S. Joseph

Vegetation and Biodiversity

Enlisting the Help of the Environment - O. Whitaker
Estimation of Historic Deep Draining under Grassed Woodland, Lucerne Pastures and Cropped Paddocks in the Upper Liverpool Plains Catchment using the SODICS Model - R.R. Young and M.K. McLeod
Establishment and Growth Performance of Selected Deep-rooted Perennial Pasture Species on Soils of Saline and Shallow Watertable Areas - H.S. Gill, M.C. Yee and S.S. Dawe
Direct Seeding Oldman Saltbush and Associated Chenopod Species in Saline Clay Soils, for Biodiversity and Production - D. Millsom
Revegetation of One Million Hectares of Wheatbelt Saltland in Western Australia - C.V. Malcolm and M.J. Lloyd
Growth and Water Use of E. camaldulensis (River Red Gum) in Saline Environments - N.E. Marcar, R. Arnold, R.G. Benyon, K. Mahmood, D.F. Crawford, T. Theiveyanathan, A.T. Nicholson and S. Sizer

Integrated Catchment Management

Focus Salinity Demonstration Catchments (Macquarie Region NSW): 10 years on - A.T. Nichols
Local Government and Salinity - L. Broster
'Salt Solution' Farming Systems to Reduce Recharge - M.J. Blumenthal and R.R. Young
CRC for Plant Based Management of Dryland Salinity - Land Use Systems for Saline Land Projects - N.E. Marcar
Best-Bet Salinity Management - T.J. Dooley
Local Action Planning: Controlling Salinity in Southern Inland Queensland - G. Brown, G. Penton and G. Bowtell

The Case for Animal Production from Saline Land

Introduction to the Animal Production from Saline Land Program - Rob Kelly
Grazing Pasture Plants Adapted to Discharge Areas: Threats and Opportunities - P.I. Hynd
Outline of the Proposed Animal Production from Saline Land Program - D.G. Masters, R.A. Dynes, D.A. Henry and A.D. Bathgate
Economics of Saltland Pastures - A.D. Bathgate and M. O'Connell
A Case Study for a Highly Productive Salt Tolerant Forage Legume. 1. Agronomic Performance of Melilotus alba - P.M. Evans, A.N. Thompson, A.H. Byron and D.J. Gordon
A Case Study for a Highly Productive Salt Tolerant Forage Legume. 2. Sheep Production from Melilotus alba - A.N. Thompson, P.M. Evans, D.J. Gordon and A.H. Byron
The Future of Animal Production for Saline Land - R. Kelly and M. Lloyd
Options for Productive Use of Saline Land - A Summary - Ed Barrett-Lennard

Friday 23 March 2001

Macquarie-South Esk Catchment Field Day

Field day program
Acknowledgements
Catchment map
'Annandale' - Richard Gardner
Soils, geomorphology and salinity in the Launceston Tertiary Basin - Richard Doyle
Salinity mapping and monitoring on a sub-catchment scale - G Manifold
Using electro magnetic induction for salinity assessment - R Beasley
An overview of agricultural values of the Northern Midlands, and issues involving salinity - David Armstrong
Potential impacts of salinity on biodiversity values in Tasmania - Louise Gilfedder et al
Salt-tolerant E camaldulensis x globulus hybrids - D. de Little et al
Commercial plantations for waterlogged and saline land. Are trees worth a pinch of salt? - G Dale et al
Eucalyptus camaldulensis x Eucalyptus globulus hybrid trial - D Bower & C Bastick
Community based on-ground activities to address salinity in Tasmania - Mike Walker
'Mayfield' - Tom Dowling Chintah Road notes - Matt Dell

Posters

PURSL Role in Salinity Management and Policy in Central West NSW - A.T. Nicholson
Guidelines for Tree Planting on Saltland - N.E. Marcar and D.F. Crawford
Targeting Suitable Areas for Farm Forestry Options in the Goulburn-Broken Dryland, Victoria - X. Cheng, M. Reid
Predicting Areas Where Eucalypts are at Risk of Salinisation in the Lower River Murray - K.L. Holland, C. Gabrovsek, I.D. Jolly and G.R.Walker
Hydrogeological Flow Systems and Salinisation at Pages Creek Catchment, Southeast Tasmania: A Type Example from an Unconsolidated Sediment-filled Graben - D.J. Todd, G. Davidson, M. Dell and J. Yang
New Investigations for Sustainability of Irrigated Plantations on Shallow Saline Watertables J.W. Cox, I. Jolly, G. Walker, V. Snow, N. Huth, Z. Paydar, J. Morris, and W. Loane
Puccinellia nutrition - K.L. Morris
Salinity Education in NSW Schools - P.B. Robey
Water Quality Issues Associated with Drainage of Saline Discharge Areas - J.W. Cox and R.W. Fitzpatrick
Eucalyptus largiflorens F. Muell Seasonal Water Use Efficiency and Specific Leaf Area - G.R. Pfennig, S.D. Tyerman
The Wimmera region, Victoria - L. Thompson
A Geophysical Investigation of Dryland Salinity at Cape Portland, NE Tasmania - A. Howlett, M.J. Roach and J.E. Reid
On-Farm Management of Saline Groundwater - T. Batey, R. Bowman and Dr. G. Dale
Distichlis spicata - A Grass for Highly Saline Areas - M.R. Sargeant, M.E. Rogers, R.E. White and T. Batey
Managing Soil & Landscape Resources - B. Schumann, M.J. Keys, B.W. Clements & F.J. Leech Back to top