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.
Video: Tillage and nutrition – achieving the balance
A $14.6 million, multi-partner, crop nutrition investment strategy is being rolled-out in the western region. The project is focusing on new thinking and research about: soil nutrient supply and more efficient fertiliser use; distribution of nutrients when soils are renovated; and the development of new in-the-field soil sampling methods.