Improved resilience of soil function through crop management (CSI3522)
START
July 1, 2022
FINISH
June 30, 2024
Tags: biological | fertilisers | New in 2022 | rotations | soil | soil function | soil health | stubble | tillage
Summary
This project will identify management practices that promote resilience of biological functional capacities relevant to nutrient supply, carbon sequestration and overall soil health. It proposes to determine the impact of cover crop systems on soil biological functional resilience and its relationship with crop performance. Additionally, the impact of soil and crop management practices such as stubble management, tillage, fertilisers and rotations on soil functional resilience will be quantified in ongoing field experiments in SA.
Project Participants
Gupta Vadakattu, CSIRO
The research
This project will identify management practices that promote resilience of biological functional capacities relevant to nutrient supply, carbon sequestration and overall soil health. It proposes to determine the impact of cover crop systems on soil biological functional resilience and its relationship with crop performance. Additionally, the impact of soil and crop management practices such as stubble management, tillage, fertilisers and rotations on soil functional resilience will be quantified in ongoing field experiments in SA.
Funding
$189,270
More information
Gupta Vadakattu
T: 08 8303 8579
E: [email protected]
