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  • Hard-seeded legumes promote system agility
    Soil and Nutrition, 23 Jun 2022
    Hard-seeded legumes promote system agility

    The Dryland Legume Pastures System project has identified novel hard-seeded legume species for low to medium-rainfall regions. Read more about the clever features of arrowleaf clover, biserrula, bladder clover, gland clover, trigonella and serradella that boost production, add flexibility and reduce establishment costs for mixed farms in low to medium-rainfall regions of WA and central and southern NSW.

  • Spotlight on the next hard-seeded generation
    Soil and Nutrition, 23 Jun 2022
    Spotlight on the next hard-seeded generation

    The development of more productive pasture legumes together with novel sowing methods by the national Dryland Legume Pastures System project heralds a new era for pasture-crop sequences in low to medium rainfall zones of Australia.

  • Crop-pasture flexibility lifts system agility
    Soil and Nutrition, 23 Jun 2022
    Crop-pasture flexibility lifts system agility

    The ability for growers to switch between pasture and crop in mid to low-rainfall regions of southern NSW has been boosted by novel hard-seeded legumes. These can be twin or summer sown and bring nitrogen and other benefits to following crops.

  • Nitrogen still offers bang for buck, despite climbing costs
    Soil and Nutrition, 03 Jun 2022
    Nitrogen still offers bang for buck, despite climbing costs

    Rising fertiliser costs may lead many to rethink nutrient plans, but analysis shows nitrogen use is still economically sound in many situations

  • Is there a tactical role for summer cropping in southern WA?
    Soil and Nutrition, 31 May 2022
    Is there a tactical role for summer cropping in southern WA?

    With seasonal rainfall becoming erratic, rainfall events more severe and waterlogging proving a challenge in southern Western Australian cropping systems, a new look is being taken at the role of summer crops. Overseen by Stirlings to Coast Farmers a collaborative project is evaluating the agronomic role of summer grain and forage crops together with analysing their economics.

  • Assessing gaseous nitrogen loss from WA crop systems
    Soil and Nutrition, 28 May 2022
    Assessing gaseous nitrogen loss from WA crop systems

    Shortfalls in crop productivity resulting from gaseous losses of nitrogen fertilisers from WA cropping systems are under examination by a team of SoilsWest researchers based at The University of Western Australia. The aim of the research is ultimately to provide recommendations to growers for increasing crop productivity by reducing gaseous nitrogen fertiliser losses.

  • ‘Measure to manage’ nitrogen expenditure in HRZ
    Soil and Nutrition, 11 May 2022
    ‘Measure to manage’ nitrogen expenditure in HRZ

    Grain growers in the southern cropping region’s high rainfall zone (HRZ) are urged to undertake critical deep nitrogen soil testing to underpin economically smart fertiliser programs in 2022.

  • Fertiliser test strips fine-tune fertiliser decisions
    Soil and Nutrition, 26 Apr 2022
    Fertiliser test strips fine-tune fertiliser decisions

    Growers looking to refine their fertiliser strategy are encouraged to use test strips this season to help determine what nutrients are lacking and how much is required.

  • New knowledge to tap residual soil phosphorus
    Soil and Nutrition, 21 Apr 2022
    New knowledge to tap residual soil phosphorus

    The potential for Western Australian growers to access legacy phosphorus – residual phosphorus from years of fertiliser application– is being investigated by Dr Gustavo Boitt. Through enhanced understanding of soil phosphorus dynamics and the effects of crop sequences, Dr Boitt is quantifying various chemical and microbial processes contributing to soil phosphorus availability.

  • Long coleoptile wheat may counter poor establishment
    Soil and Nutrition, 12 Apr 2022
    Long coleoptile wheat may counter poor establishment

    It is early days, but long coleoptile wheat research in Central and Southern Queensland has the potential to boost yields

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