Crop nutrition and the response to clay amendment of sands

Authors

Richard W. Bell, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia
David Hall, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Esperance, Western AustraliaFollow
Stan Sochacki, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia
Steve Davies, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Geraldton, Western AustraliaFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2018

Conference Title

National Soils Conference

Place of Publication

Canberra

ISBN

978-0-646-99723-0 (epubl)

Keywords

Clay, Colwell K, Subsoil, Topsoil

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Nutrition | Plant Biology | Soil Science

Abstract

Proceedings of the National Soils Conference Canberra, ACT, Australia, 18-23 November 2018

Soil Science Society of Australia Inc 2018.

Clay amendment of sands using clay-rich subsoils has occurred on over 160,000 ha in southern Australia, primarily to ameliorate water repellence. The implications of clay amendment for crop nutrition have not been examined, nor has there been much consideration given to the variation in subsoil properties and their effects on crop nutrition.

The research undertaken as part of GRDC project UMU00041 was made possible by the contributions of growers through trial cooperation, collaboration with other GRDC projects (DAW00204, DAW00244) and Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development.

Recommended Citation

Bell, R W, Hall, D, Sochacki, S, and Davies, S. (2018), Crop nutrition and the response to clay amendment of sands, National Soils Conference, Canberra, pp.94-95.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/267