Managing subsoil acidity

In 2015 the Grains Research and Development Corporation co-funded a major project to investigate management of subsoil acidity. The project explores innovative technology to deliver novel soil amendments directly into the subsoil (10-30 cm). Treatments trialled to ameliorate acidity include calcium nitrate and magnesium silicate, lucerne pellets as well as lime.

The project produced 25 publications which you can access below.                           green plant stalk and GRDC text

Issue 1: Project overview

Issue 2: 3 D ripping machine

Issue 3: Genetic potential for yield improvements in acid soils

Issue 4: La Trobe university component.

Issue 5:Charles Sturt University

Issue 6: Alleviating  aluminium and manganese toxicity in wheat

Issue 7: Opportunity cost of subsoil acidity 

Issue 8: Amelioration of subsoil acidity using organic amendments

Issue 9: Addressing subsoil acidity in the field - Cootamundra

Issue 10: Addressing subsoil acidity in the field - Rutherglen

Issue 11: Alkalinity movement with different lucerne pellet sizes

Issue 12: Quantifying cereal cultivar tolerance

Issue13: Quantifying canola cultivar tolerance

Issue 14: Effectiveness of common brown manures and calcium nitrate

Issue 15: Evaluating the rates of organic amendments with lime

Issue 16: Placing organic amendments at difference depths

Issue 17: Organic amendments facilitate alkalinity movement

Issue 18: Effectiveness of calcium nitrate

Issue 19: P improves the effectiveness of calcium nitrate

Issue 20: Amelioration of subsoil  acidity with organic amendments

Issue 21: Addressing subsoil acidity in the field - Rutherglen update

Issue 22: Addressing subsoil acidity in the field - Cootamundra update

Issue 23: Addressing subsoil acidity in the field - regional update

Issue 24: The opportunity costs of subsoil acidity - economic analysis

Issue 25:  Key findings and recommendations