Plant based solutions to improve soil performance through rhizosphere modification (Increasing plant diversity)
Funding
This trial is part of the Plant-based solutions to improve soil performance through rhizosphere modification project, led by Southern Cross University. The project is supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils whose activities are funded by the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centre Program.
The project is also supported by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s ‘From the Ground Up’ program through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Term
2019-2021
The Soils Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for High Performance Soils) was formed in 2017 to bridge a gap between soil scientists and farmers, and to ensure that soil performance is increased, both in the short term and long term.
Riverine Plains Inc is an associate within the CRC and is part of many projects, ranging from social research to field trials, with our involvement helping to guide projects and ensure they have a real world application.
As part of Program 4 (Integrated and precision soil management solutions), Riverine Plains Inc established a fully-replicated trial site at Burramine, in Victoria, to evaluate how green manures, different rotations, cover crops and companion crops can affect soil performance.
Additional funding from Goulburn Broken CMA is enabling at least 5 years of trialing to look at the influence of alternative cropping practices on soil properties (including soil carbon, nutrient and water availability, and microbiology). This site connects with similar sites through QLD, NSW, SA and WA.
Key results from the 2019 winter and 2020 summer crop trials have been published in Research for the Riverine Plains, 2020, and can be downloaded via the following link: Increasing plant species diversity in cropping systems
Key results from the 2020 winter and 2021 summer crop trials have been published in Research for the Riverine Plains, 2021, and can be downloaded via this link RP Trial book_2021 (Increasing plant species diversity)
Key results from the 2021 and 2022 summer crop trials have been published in Research for the Riverine Plains, 2022, and can be downloaded via this link 2022 RP TB (Increasing plant species diversity)
This trial is part of the Plant-based solutions to improve soil performance through rhizosphere modification project, led by Southern Cross University. The project is supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils whose activities are funded by the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centre Program. The project is also supported by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s ‘From the Ground Up’ program through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
In the video below, Professor Terry Rose gives an update on the 2022 summer cover crops sown at the Burramine trial site, before the crops are terminated.
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