After record harvests, how much nitrogen will be tied-up in high wheat stubble loads?

Big crops in recent years and resulting high stubble loads can lead to soil nitrogen being tied-up by microorganisms.

PhD opportunity: Soil fauna ecology

This PhD scholarship provides an exciting opportunity to investigate the role of soil faunal in regulating key biological processes in agricultural lands.

Job opportunity: Technical Officer (Graduate Research Assistant) at UWA

Gain hands-on experience in conducting field experiments, the use of 15N isotopes for tracing the fate of N fertiliser, and techniques for measuring ammonia volatilisation losses from soil.