Water-holding capacity of soil organic matter
Organic matter is increasingly important as an influence on water holding capacity as clay content declines.
Deep ripping and nitrogen use efficiency
Quantifying how deep tillage changes the growth response of wheat to fertiliser nitrogen.
Diagnosing soil constraints on your farm
Most of what you need to diagnose soil on your farm is already in your shed or on the...
Soil compaction: the essentials
Soil compaction is one of the biggest constraints to plant production for farming in Western Australia and many other...
Soil water repellence: the essentials
This video provides an outline of the causes, impacts and management of soil water repellence.
The Earth’s skin
Soil can be considered a finite resource because it forms very slowly; 1cm takes a few hundred years, but...
Testing for dispersion and slaking
Simple guide to testing for dispersion
