Understanding how physical and chemical soil properties vary at depth in different soil types can inform management decisions.
APSoil
Tool or calculator
APSoil is a database of soil water characteristics enabling estimation of Plant Available Water Capacity for individual soils and crops.
Soil pit demonstration of sandy duplex soil presented by Matthias Leopold at Pingelly, Western Australia.
Plants experience osmotic stress when they are exposed to salinity in soil.
WA Soil Health Strategy
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The Western Australian Soil Health Strategy sets the strategic direction that will guide policy, research, investment, and on-ground actions that support the management, protection, improve the partnerships and improvement of soil functions and associated ecosystem services for the next 10 years within WA.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
National Soil Strategy
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The National Soil Strategy is Australia’s first national policy on soil.
Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS)
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The Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS) provides access to nationally consistent soil data and information to support the sustainable management of soil.
Want to know more about soil sodicity and salinity? Watch this short video from the Understanding Your Soils Series from Soil Science Australia.
soilquality.org.au
Want to know more about Soil Horizons? Watch this short video from the Understanding Your Soils Series from Soil Science Australia.
soilquality.org.au
