Protect soils and yields with advice from expert panel
Losing just one millimetre of topsoil in a wind erosion event can result in significant changes to soil fertility and cause yield losses in subsequent crops of up to six per cent.
Tag: soil
Scientist to help unearth knowledge on weed response to soil amelioration
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development research scientist Sultan Mia will bring a wealth of experience in soils and plant biology from Australia and Bangladesh to a new Science Partnership weeds project.
Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety
An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.
GRDC co-invests in Soil CRC calcareous soils project
The Soil Cooperative Research Centre (Soil CRC) has announced a $4 million project with co-investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to investigate innovative solutions for low crop performance on highly calcareous soils.
Silicon helps plants thrive as ecosystems age
New research from The University of Western Australia has discovered a major switch in the way silicon cycles through soil that could help plants growing in nutrient-poor environments adapt to their ageing ecosystems.
Living turf provides bushfire protection scientific report finds
The Black Summer fires of 2019/2020 are fresh in our minds and their devastating effects are still being felt.
Soil pH, SU herbicide and legumes
Have your legumes been struggling? Charles Sturt University research into the interaction of soil pH and the breakdown of sulfonylurea (SU) herbicide may hold a clue.
Species interactions are the hidden key to understanding non-native plant impacts
New research published in the journal Science shows that non-native plants interact differently with insects and soil microbes than native plants, which has dramatic consequences for carbon cycling.
Rainfall anomalies ‘significant driver’ of cropland expansion
Repeated annual rainfall shortages contribute to cropland expansion and deforestation in the developing world, according to a study.
Global soil library will help us better know the living skin of planet Earth
Soils are the basis of life and while humanity is building extensive genomic libraries there is no comprehensive library of the soils upon which much of life on Earth relies.
Think ahead to following crops when applying herbicides
Grain growers embarking on sowing 2020’s winter crops are advised to factor the soil persistence of herbicides into their programs.
Deakin University partners for soil C study
Deakin University is partnering with a consortium for a $289,000 project demonstrating the benefits of boosting soil carbon in south-west Victoria.