Presented in this report is a new system of orchard soil management that overcomes coalescence.

Irrigated vineyards in Australia have seen extensive adoption of drip irrigation. At the start of this project there was concern about the sustainability of drip irrigation based on previous field observations.

The project was looking to achieve this through the development of a new system of soil preparation and management for irrigated orchards, row crops and pastures, enabling large inputs of stable soil organic matter, t

This report details the research identifying the causes and the decline of soil structure under irrigation drippers in the Barossa Valley vineyards.

Good soil structure is essential for healthy, resilient plants because it allows them to develop extensive, active root systems.