Understanding how physical and chemical soil properties vary at depth in different soil types can inform management decisions.
A panel of experienced consultants give their insights and suggest management on a range of example profiles from across the southwest agricultural region of WA, along with expert technical advice from Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development scientists.
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.
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.
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
Soil amelioration in Western Australia
Report or other publication
The Australian Soil Classification (ASC) system provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils by allocating soils to classes.