HSC Agriculture - Plant Production - Summary Notes

HSC agriculture aesthetic summary notes on plant production topic. Include the following topics:

• Chemical & Physical Characteristics of Soil
• Sources of Water
• Nutrient Cycles
• Soil Structure, Texture, Porosity and Bulk Density
• Role of Hormones
• Pasture Production Systems
• Sustainable Resource Management
• Tension between Sustainability & Short-term Profitability
• Practices Contributing to Changes in Water Quality & Availability
• Historical Development of Australian Land Use
• Farming Practices that have Contributed to Soil Degradation
• Landcare Australia Example
• Process of Growth & Development in Plants
• Beneficial Relationship between Microbes & Plants
• Constraints Imposed by Environmental Factors
• Competition in Plant Communities
• How Plant Competitions Through Plant Density and Weed Control Strategies are Managed
• Complex Interaction Involving Problem Organisms, the Host and the Environment
• Manage Constraints on Plant Growth and Development to Maximise Production
• Interaction of Genotype, Environment and Management