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Transforming waste to wealth: Impact of food waste-derived soil amendments and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on soil dynamics – Journal article
O’Connor, J., Mickan, B.S., Gurung, S.K., Jenkins, S.N., Siddique, K.H., Leopold, M., Bühlmann, C.H. & Bolan, N.S. (2024). Transforming waste to wealth: Impact of food waste-derived soil amendments and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on soil dynamics. Soil Use and Management, 40(3), e13093. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13093. Read the article.
A framework for evaluating benefits of organic fertilizer use in agriculture – Journal article
Culas, R., Anwar, M. R. & Maraseni, T. N. (2025). A framework for evaluating benefits of organic fertilizer use in agriculture. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 19, 101576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101576. Read the article.
Engineered Carbon-Clay Composite-Based Novel Fertilisers to Overcome Nutrient Stratification in Soil – Research poster
A PhD research poster by Mohd Arish Usman (The University of Newcastle). Presented at the 2024 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Wagga Wagga, NSW. View poster.
Fertilizer value of nutrient-enriched biochar and response of canola crop – Journal article
Hossain, M. Z., Bahar, M. M., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N. S., & Donne, S. (2024). Fertilizer value of nutrient-enriched biochar and response of canola crop. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 24, 2123–2137. Read article.
Characterisation and agronomic evaluation of acidified food waste anaerobic digestate products – Journal article
O’Connor, J., Mickan, B. S., Yusiharni, E., Singh, G., Gurung, S. K., Siddique, K. H. M., Leopold, M., & Bolan, N. S.(2024). Characterisation and agronomic evaluation of acidified food waste anaerobic digestate products. Journal of Environmental Management, 355, Article 120565. Read article.
Enhancing nutrient recovery from food waste anaerobic digestate – Journal article
O’Connor, J., Mickan, B. S., Gurung, S. K., Kadambot, H. M., Siddique, K. H. M., Leopold, M., & Bolan, N. S. (2023). Enhancing nutrient recovery from food waste anaerobic digestate. Bioresource Technology, 390, Article 129869. Read article.
Biowastes to value: Do plants and soils agree? – PhD presentation by Henry Luutu
Soil CRC PhD student Henry Luutu from Southern Cross University presents his research in this five-minute presentation. Recorded at the 2023 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Launceston, Tasmania, on 30 August 2023.
Phytotoxicity induced by soil-applied hydrothermally carbonised waste amendments: Effect of reaction temperature, feedstock, and soil nutrition – Journal article
Luutu, H., Rose, M. T., McIntosh, S., Van Zwieten, L., Weng, H. H., Pocock, M., & Rose, T. J. (2023). Phytotoxicity induced by soil-applied hydrothermally carbonised waste amendments: Effect of reaction temperature, feedstock, and soil nutrition. Plant and Soil, 493, 647–661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06265-3
DSS tool – Initialising labile Phosphorous in APSIM LinkP – Video – 2023
In this video, Soil CRC researcher Dr Chloe Lai (University of Southern Queensland) talks about initialising labile Phosphorous in APSIM LinkP. This work is part of the Soil CRC’s ‘Improving decision support systems’ project (4.3.002). Watch the video.
DSS tool – Modelling water-repellent soils in APSIM – Video – 2023
In this video, Soil CRC researcher Dr Chloe Lai (University of Southern Queensland) talks about modelling water-repellent soils in APSIM. This work is part of the Soil CRC’s ‘Improving decision support systems’ project. (4.3.002).