PROJECTS
Soil Water and Nutrition (SWAN) Collaboration
Co-funded by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), this project aspires to achieve a step change in grain production in any given season through improved soil fertility and function from new soil management practices.
Transforming
water and nutrient use efficiency
in WA grain production
Increasing efficiency through novel soil management approaches
Delivering new knowledge and resources to growers and industry
Identifying cost-effective nutrient management strategies
activities
Novel and readily adoptable amelioration approaches
Conducting a suite of experiments involving soil surface and profile reengineering to redefine new benchmarks for water and nutrient use efficiencies across soil types and environments in WA.
Understanding nutrient use and areas for improvement
Surveying the use of macro and micronutrients to target efficiency gains for growers. Of all the nutrients, potassium will lead the research and extension.
Establishment of a development network
Integral to success is engaging like-minded growers to help develop novel amelioration techniques. These groups will be cultivating the tools and processes for achieving the next step in grain production.
Important work of the DPIRD Soil team is the investigation of new techniques for sustainable production.
project team
- Collaboration lead: Dr Stephen Davies, DPIRD
- PROGRAM 1: Improving Water Use Efficiency, Dr Gaus Azam, DPIRD
- PROGRAM 2: Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency, Dr Craig Scanlan, DPIRD
- PROGRAM 3: Adoption of New Techniques, Wayne Parker, DPIRD
- Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC): Dr Rowan Maddern
FUNDING PARTNERS
This program is a jointly-funded collaboration (GRDC Code: DAW2407-001SPX) between the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and Grains Research and Development Corporation.
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