@soilswest.bsky.social
Soil researchers with a focus on bringing together academia, government and industry to deliver more integrated approaches to soil science and grower outcomes.
Three months into her role with DPIRD, @murdoch.edu.au PhD graduate Maria Pfeifle's research focus has switched from #waterrepellency to #potassium and nutrient management: soilswest.org.au/northam-call... #soilnews #soilresearch #soilscience #graingrowers
28.10.2025 02:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Retiring DPIRD Principal Research Scientist David Hall will reflect on a four-decade commitment to the industry when he delivers @soilscienceaust.bsky.social's Boodja lecture: soilswest.org.au/boodja-lectu... #soilnews #soilresearch #soilscience
21.10.2025 06:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
.@murdoch.edu.au Crop and Pasture Science students took a closer look at the impact of high strength #soils during a recent trial site visit to Bolgart: soilswest.org.au/strength-for...
@qaafi.bsky.social #soilnews #soilresearch #soilscience #graingrowers
DPIRD Research Scientist Alice Butler is studying the effect of frequent deep ripping on the labile #carbon fraction in #soil: soilswest.org.au/scientist-ac... @murdoch.edu.au #soilnews #soilresearch #soilscience #graingrowers
30.09.2025 10:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢Information night, September 16,
@murdoch.edu.au: learn about Accelerated Research Masters with Training. This one-year program is an intensive #research experience and pathway into a #PhD. Tickets and more info: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/accelerate...
@murdoch.edu.au's Dr Richard Bell will promote the "remarkable" achievements of #Wheatbelt farmers at the SoilCRC Participants Conference in #Perth: soilswest.org.au/wheatbelt-th... #soil #soilscience #wateruseefficiency
20.08.2025 08:44 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
An image (video still) showing the water-holding capacity of soils that have been amended with different amounts of organic matter. From Soil Quality: 3 Soil Organic Matter (Hoyle and Murphy 2018)
Active roots, living organisms, root exudates, decomposing plant & animal material, humus, charcoal. You find these in #soil organic matter. Here's how #SOM benefits #soilfunction & fertility: soilqualityknowledgebase.org.au/soil-organic... #NationalScienceWeek #soilscience #SQKB @murdoch.edu.au
13.08.2025 04:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image (video still) showing blue colonies of bacteria among the brown matrix of soil particles and organic matter. From Soil Quality: 5 Soil Biology (Murphy et al. 2021)
#Soil is one of the most biologically diverse habitats on Earth. Do you know the difference between macrofauna, mesofauna, microfauna and microflora? Well now you do: soilqualityknowledgebase.org.au/soil-biologi... #soilbiology #NationalScienceWeek #soilscience @murdoch.edu.au
12.08.2025 01:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An image (video still) of a soil bolus. From Soil Quality: 2 Integrated Soil Management (Pluske et al. 2018)
Happy #NationalScienceWeek! Here are the steps to hand-texturing #soil - an important experiment that ANYONE can do. What does your soil tell you? soilqualityknowledgebase.org.au/soil-texture... #SQKB #soilscience
11.08.2025 05:05 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Oh! And #SoilCompaction is one of the 10 free #SoilQuality ebooks available here: books.apple.com/au/book/soil...
06.08.2025 02:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Prevention of #soilcompaction is better than the cure. However, already compacted soils can be remediated by several management practices: soilqualityknowledgebase.org.au/soil-compact... #SQKB
06.08.2025 02:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image showing the Soil Quality Knowledge Base website on handset and desktop
#Soilacidity is an economic and natural resource threat throughout the south-western ag region of WA. It is est. more than 14m ha of #soil are acidic or at risk of becoming acidic to the point of restricting production: soilqualityknowledgebase.org.au/soil-acidity/ #SQKB
04.08.2025 03:48 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
