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Hossain, M.Z., Bahar. M.M., Sarkar, B., Donne, S.W., Wade, P. & Bolan, N. (2021) Assessment of the fertilizer potential of biochars produced from slow pyrolysis of biosolid and animal manures. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 155 105043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105043. Read article.

O’Connor, J., Hoang, S.A., Bradney, L., Dutta, S., Xiong, X., Tsang, D.C.W., Ramadass, K., Vinu, A., Kirkham, M.B. & Bolan, N.S. (2021) A review on the valorisation of food waste as a nutrient source and soil amendment. Environmental Pollution. 272 115985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115985. Read article.

In this video SARDI soil scientist Dr Nigel Wilhelm takes you on a field-walk through a trial site that is part of the new calcareous soil investment project. Dr Wilhelm also demonstrates 2 simple field tests used to measure pH and detect the presence of calcium carbonate in these crop hostile soils.

Farming on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula for more than a century means the Kuhlmann family has plenty of experience dealing with the difficult challenges to cropping that calcareous soils present. Watch this video to learn more about the Soil CRC and GRDC investment into calcareous soil research.

In this GRDC video SARDI soil scientist and Soil CRC Project Leader Nigel Wilhelm looks at two common crop production problems of calcareous soils – rhizoctonia and excess boron. Watch video.

A short presentation by Soil CRC Project Leader Dr Mick Rose from NSW DPI about the ‘Managing herbicide residue in soils’ project. Watch video.

This webinar focuses on some of the key methods for measuring soil biological activity. Presented by Soil CRC Program Leader Dr Lukas Van Zwieten from the NSW Department of Primary Industries. Watch the recording.

Hardie, M. (2020) Review of novel and emerging approaches for measuring soil moisture in agriculture. Sensors 20 6934. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236934. Read article.

Find out more about the design of 3D printed devices for the colourimetric determination of soil chemical properties. Webinar presented by Soil CRC Project Leader Dr Liang Wang from the University of Newcastle and Reuben Mah Han Yang from the University of Tasmania. This webinar was presented on Tuesday 24 November 2020.

How did collaboration improve Soil CRC research in 2020? Hop on this zoom call to find out: Watch the recording.