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wheat roots web1005
Mycorrhizae’s ubiquitous presence throughout soil surrounding crop roots can access relatively scarce nutrient resources, and in many cases, release them
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Low organic matter soils result in more plant liquid carbon released into soil resulting in lower grain yield.
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Glomalin, extracted from undisturbed Nebraska soil and then freeze-dried. Photo: Keith Weller.
Read moreSoil carbon Baldry cemetery reserve 207
This unfarmed soil in a fenced off section of the Baldry, NSW cemetery reserve looked like it was a major carbon store, but the level was only moderate at 3.7%
Read moreBooklet your asset the soil 1957
This booklet published in 1957 demonstrated that planting saltbush in a grid on a claypan can eventually lead to full revegetation. It was a message that went missing for another 40 years.
Read moreSoil fertility complex source Jill Clapperton 207
Maarten Stapper highlights the importance of understanding what impacts all components of soil ecology. Source: Jill Clapperton 2007.
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