Soil management

Crop production in Western Australia presents a variety of management problems arising directly from the inherent properties of the soils. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development conducts and supports research into managing the structure, waterholding capacity and fertility of these soils and can provide technical information to assist landholders make better management decisions.

Articles

  • classic symptoms of severe soil compaction pointed out in a loamy sand profile

    Identifying soil compaction

    20 December 2010

    Confident identification of soil compaction to restrict crop or pasture growth uses diagnosis combining visual symptoms of plant, root and soil features.

  • barley growth effects from compction by cropping traffic on a headland

    Soil compaction overview

    20 December 2010

    All surface and subsurface soils can be compacted; some more easily than others.

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