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Date

2022/08/24

02:50

ebook

Soil Quality: 8 Sodic & Alkaline Soil

Video production

Peter Maloney, DPIRD

Organisations

SoilsWest

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Murdoch University

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Reference

ebook Soil Quality: 8 Sodic & Alkaline Soil

Barrett-Lennard E, Hall D, Parker W and Munir R (2022).

Video

Alkaline soils: the essentials

Sodic and alkaline soil

01:56

An overview of the causes, implications and impact of alkalinity on soil structure and stability.

Testing for dispersion and slaking

Sodic and alkaline soil

Simple guide to testing for dispersion

Deep ripping with amendments for yield improvement of sodic soil

Soil amelioration

4 min read

The premise behind this trial is that for sustained improvement of soil physical properties, such as increased infiltration rate,...

Sodic and alkaline soil

Soil chemical attributes

Sodicity and alkalinity damage soil structure by decreasing aggregate stability, increasing soil density and contributing to the development of...

Video

A ‘systems’ approach to managing sodic and alkaline soil

Soil management

03:10

A combination of crop choice, water harvesting, gypsum application, maximising soil cover and no livestock, and then maintaining the...

Video

Processes of soil nutrient supply to plant roots

02:36

Professor Richard Bell explains how plant roots take up nutrients from the soil by diffusion, mass flow, and interception.

Nitrous oxide greenhouse gas emissions from dryland cropping soil

Soil management

5 min read

Quantifying the extent and timing of nitrous oxide emissions.

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