The aim of this Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development report is to help people who are interested in soil science, but are not specialists in this area, to better understand soil analysis reports in particular, and soil data in general.

Author(s): MA Hamza

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development pages on erosion control after fire in Western Australia.

May 22, 2024

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Author(s): Kirsten Verberg, Uta Stockmann, Brett Cocks, Bill Manning, Jenet Austin, Mark Glover, Mark Thomas, John Gallant

This GRDC manual describes the latest research on maximising your rainfall and provides new strategies for increasing your yield, farm profit and resilience to changes in rainfall.

Author(s): Rebecca Barr, Mariano Cossani, Peter Hayman, Glenn McDonald, Yvette Oliver, Victor Sadras, Leet Wilksch

A web-based tool for comparing lime sources is available on soilquality.org.au.

CSIRO

iLime compares liming strategies on your paddock to plan a long-term strategy developed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Soil organic matter turnover is continuous, occurring at at annual rate of 2-4%.

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Organic residues within the particulate organic carbon fraction provide a labile source of carbon for soil organisms to consume.

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Soil nitrate and ammonium are dynamic; both properties change in response to rainfall and urea application.

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