Soil structure decline

After a short period of cultivationn, our soils are losing their inherent structure and are becoming difficult to work. This program discusses soil structure decline and its effect on agricultural productivity.

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Credits

director

Gerry North

production company

Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

509702

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land degradation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → National Soil Conservation Program (Australia)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soil conservation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Agriculture - Economic aspects

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Soil structure

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1985

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