APSoil
Tool or calculator
APSoil is a database of soil water characteristics enabling estimation of Plant Available Water Capacity for individual soils and crops.
Unlike most soil types, gravel soil possesses anion exchange capacity in addition to cation exchange capacity, adding complexity to how nutrient interactions are controlled.
A combination of crop choice, water harvesting, gypsum application, maximising soil cover and no livestock, and then maintaining the improved surface soil structure with controlled traffic, mean that the Nixon’s sodic and alkaline soil is productive.
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)
Tool or calculator
The Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS) provides access to nationally consistent soil data and information to support the sustainable management of soil.
Soil Testing and Interpretation for Vegetable Crops
Report or other publication
This NSW DPI Soils Network of Knowledge (SNoK) webinar will delve into the history of the Phosphorus Buffering Index (PBI), what soil characteristics drive PBI values and how we utilise and interpret PBI in both agronomic and environmental settings.
