Soil stability demonstration

00:16

This short demonstration shows differing degrees of breakdown of soil aggregates when immersed in deionised water for 24 hours....

Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council

December 7, 2023

ASPAC provides a national and international focus for promoting excellence in all aspects of soil and plant tissue analysis...

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.

Economics of fertilisers

5 min read

Economics is central to fertiliser decision making by farmers and advisors.

How to reduce fertiliser leaching and runoff

3 min read

Best practice fertiliser management can prevent nutrient loss.

Accumulation of phosphorus in high rainfall pastures in WA

01:51

In the south-western agricultural region of WA, the strategy of fertilisation has changed in the decades since new land...

Fertiliser

Fertilisers supply and replace nutrients that are removed or lost from soil.

Macrofauna increase soil moisture and yield

4 min read

Macropores associated with tunnelling macrofauna, such as earthworms, ants and termites, are considered a visual indicator of soil health.