GroundCover: Soils research offers glimpse into plant reaction to nutrients

Nutrient trials in Western Australia’s wheatbelt are giving researchers a glimpse into the way a plant responds to applied nutrients after deep ripping.
GRDC Podcast: The importance of potassium with Dr Richard Bell

In a recent GRDC Communities Crop Nutrition podcast, Dr Richard Bell from Murdoch University explained the importance of potassium (K) for optimal plant growth and reducing the effects of stressors such as drought, frost and salinity.
GroundCover: Soil nutrition probe

After several decades of no-till and precision farming in Western Australia’s grain growing regions, new research is attempting to discover what happens to soil nutrients under these new farming regimes.