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Seminar
Developing national soil test calibrations for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur for cereals, pulses and oilseeds in Australia
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3.30pm - 4.30pm Thursday 8 September, 2011 Conference Room, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute Dr Simon Speirs, NSW DPI |
The "Making Better Fertiliser Decisions for Cropping Systems in Australia" project is supported by the grains and fertiliser industries. It aims to collate all available soil test-crop response trials to a single, national, on-line repository. This data is being used to review soil test-crop response calibrations nationally, and individual crop calibrations will be developed on a range of geographic scales so that consistency in interpreting soil test results will be possible.
The data will underpin the Fertcare system in Australia which is used to audit industry decision support systems and advisors. The database will be used to identify knowledge gaps and will be available to users from the grains and fertiliser industries through an on-line interrogator tool.
For further information about this seminar please contact:
- Professor Leslie Weston, T: 02 6933 2429 E:leweston@csu.edu.au