RESOURCES
Research papers
We recognise and promote the soil research undertaken across our industry and, where possible, share publication submissions. We will continually add to this new resource.
May 2026
Soil Research (ConnectSci): Soil re-engineering in Western Australia, Part I: a novel approach for rapid and lasting improvement of soil physical and chemical properties
Soil and Tillage Research (ScienceDirect): Strategic deep tillage of deep sand soils impacts the sorption and biological availability of trifluralin
April 2026
Geoderma (ScienceDirect): Uncovering the functional roles of soil fauna in nitrogen cycling and agricultural sustainability
Agricultural Water Management (ScienceDirect): Out-scaling apparent conductivity from ground acquired electromagnetic induction using satellite reflectance data to assess regional salinity and waterlogging
March 2026
Remediation (Wiley Online Library): Current Knowledge on Phytoremediation Potential of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for PFAS and Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (ScienceDirect): Integrating soil monitoring and machine learning to map historical tillage and stubble management across Australian cropping systems (2001–2023)
Soil Biology and Biochemistry (ScienceDirect): Plant functional groups shape microbial colonization and decomposition dynamics in grassland soils
Field Crops Research (ScienceDirect): Earlier transplanting increases Boro rice yield and water productivity by minimizing exposure to high temperature and salinity in the coastal Ganges Delta
February 2026
Applied Soil Ecology (ScienceDirect): Antagonistic microbiota drive soil suppressiveness against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a widespread soil-borne fungal plant pathogen
Journal of Integrative Agriculture (Sciopen): Ecosystem management and agricultural green development in subtropical regions
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (ScienceDirect): Is climate risk perception enough? Empirical evidence from Australian farmers
January 2026
Plant and Soil (Springer): Leaf microbiome assembly is linked to plant phylogeny
December 2025
Plant and Soil (Springer): Re-engineering a compacted acidic coarse sand enhanced the yield of triticale (x Triticosecale) by excelling root architecture and uptake of resources – a soil columns study
Soil Research (ConnectSci): Evaluation of soil factors related to available silicon in agricultural soils of Western Australia
Current Issues in Molecular Biology (MDPI): Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Biochar as Drought Defense Tools: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms and Future Directions
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer): Soil property controls on plasticiser, antioxidant and UV absorber additive degradation across a global soil gradient
Reviews of Geophysics (AGU): Rethinking Global Soil Degradation: Drivers, Impacts, and Solutions
Geoderma (ScienceDirect): Labile potassium dependency and limited buffering capacity in highly weathered loamy and clay soils of Southwest Australia revealed by Q/I isotherms and K release