Reclaimed water for irrigation of vegetables on a Sodosol in the Werribee Irrigation District, Victoria

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 792, Issue , 2008, Pages 273-281

  Engleitner, S ^a   Barker Reid, F ^a   Faggian, R ^a   Wos, M ^b   Boland, A M ^c   Hamilton, A J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c RM Consulting Group   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Lettuce; Organochlorines; Pathogens; Red brown earth; Salinity

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 61849128396     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.792.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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