Date

2021/08/25

Organisations

Science with Style

Grains Research Development Corporation

Authors

Wayne Parker

Bindi Isbister

Frances Hoyle

Matthias Leopold

Editors

Frances Hoyle

Daniel Murphy

Chris Gazey

Rowan Maddern

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 in layers of information, allowing readers to choose the level of detail they require.

Book 6 Soil Compaction explains the causes, effects, diagnosis and management of compaction in agricultural soil, supported by evidence-based case studies and farmer experiences.

Chapters:

  • The scale of the problem
  • What is soil compaction?
  • Causes and contributing factors
  • Effects of soil compaction
  • Diagnosis
  • Management

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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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