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Soil constraints project - an update on the economic response of long term soil amelioration strategies

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Flavel, R., Birchall, C., Buster, M., Guppy, C., Lester, D. W., Silburn, C. and McKenzie, D. (2024) Soil constraints project - an update on the economic response of long term soil amelioration strategies. GRDC Update .

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Abstract

Take home message
• Deep ripping compacted soils appears to have short term benefits but soil collapses shortly afterwards sometimes to a worse state than the original condition
• While tillage and nutrition treatments have stood out in historic wet seasons, the recent dry season indicates gypsum with ripping has improved water capture and yields
• Return on investment from treatments has occurred in shorter timeframes than expected
• Results from on-farm research trials indicate positive responses are soil dependent and the importance of finding the right solution for your soil.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Business groups:Crop and Food Science
Keywords:sodic soils, amelioration, deep-ripping, aggregate stability, gypsum
Subjects:Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agriculture and the environment
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Soils. Soil science
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Soils. Soil science > Soil chemistry
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural meteorology. Crops and climate
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Methods and systems of culture. Cropping systems
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Improvement, reclamation, fertilisation, irrigation etc., of lands (Melioration)
Plant culture > Field crops
Live Archive:12 Mar 2024 23:05
Last Modified:18 Aug 2024 22:25

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