Date

2018/02/20

Organisations

University of Western Australia

WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management

Science with Style

Grains Research Development Corporation

Authors

Wayne Pluske

Guy Boggs

Matthias Leopold

Editors

Daniel Murphy

Frances Hoyle

Chris Gazey

Guy Boggs

Pauline Gazey

The Soil Quality ebook series is a resource for farmers, agricultural professionals and students. Experts from their fields share current knowledge and best practice techniques presented in layers of information, allowing readers to choose the level of detail they require. The books in this series are stand-alone publications that will be updated, and more added, over time.

Book 2 Integrated Soil Management is a practical manual for farmers wanting to integrate the management of multiple soil constraints into their farming system. Information moves through identifying and prioritizing soil constraints, options for managing multiple constraints to detailed discussions on managing typical soil types and their common constraints.

Chapters:

  • Identifying constraints
  • Integrating soil management
  • Common scenarios

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A ‘systems’ approach to managing sodic and alkaline soil

03:10

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

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

5 min read

Quantifying the extent and timing of nitrous oxide emissions.

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