Knowledge Hub
Beyond soil moisture probes: improving field scale soil moisture mapping – Journal article
Weir, P. & Dahlhaus, P. (2024). Beyond soil moisture probes: improving field scale soil moisture mapping. Discover Soil, 1, 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44378-024-00025-0. Read the article.
Integrated solutions for accessing soil moisture – Case study – 2024
The ‘Integrated solutions for accessing soil moisture’ project (4.2.004) aimed to quantify crop responses to different management practices on key soils across 4 cropping regions. Read case study.
Merging Weather-based Radar and Rain Gauges to Improve Spatial Resolution of Rainfall Measurements – Research poster
A PhD research poster by Peter Weir (Federation University). Presented at the 2024 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Wagga Wagga, NSW. View poster.
Microbial Remediation of Non-wetting Soils – Research poster
A PhD research poster by Naveeda Majid (The University of Newcastle). Presented at the 2024 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Wagga Wagga, NSW. View poster.
Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Predicting Soil Moisture and VGM Parameters – Research poster
A PhD research poster by Chenting Jiang (The University of Tasmania). Presented at the 2024 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Wagga Wagga, NSW. View poster.
Merging weather radar and rain gauges for dryland agriculture – Journal article
Weir, P. & Dahlhaus, P. (2024). Merging weather radar and rain gauges for dryland agriculture. Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science, 74, ES23023. https://doi.org/10.1071/ES23023. Read article.
A cost-effective approach to estimate plant available water capacity – Journal article
Gajurel, S., Lai, Y., & Pembleton, K.G. (2024). A cost-effective approach to estimate plant available water capacity. Geoderma, 442, Article 116794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116794. Read the article.
In search of pragmatic soil moisture mapping at the field scale: A review – Journal article
Weir, P., & Dahlhaus, P. G. (2023). In search of pragmatic soil moisture mapping at the field scale: A review. Smart Agricultural Technology, 6, Article 100330. Read article.
Impact of dryland cover crop practice on soil water and soil health – PhD presentation by Hanlu Zhang
Soil CRC PhD student Hanlu Zhang from University of Southern Queensland presents her research in this five-minute presentation. Recorded at the 2023 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Launceston, Tasmania, on 30 August 2023.
Plant-based solutions – Program 4 panel 2023 – Video
A Soil CRC panel on plant-based solutions for improving soil health delved into the role of winter and summer cover crops and intercrops. Felicity Harrop chaired the panel, and was this time joined by Terry Rose from Southern Cross University, Herbert Cane Productivity Services’ Lawrence Di Bella, Felicity Gilbert from Wheatbelt NRM, David Minkey from Western Australian No-tillage Farmers Association (WANTFA) and Soils for Life’s James Diack. Recorded at the 2023 Soil CRC Participants Conference in Launceston, Tasmania, on 30 August 2023.