Managing soils post-amelioration in the Upper South East, Coorong and Fleurieu Peninsula subregion of SA

The GRDC are seeking applications from services providers to help build growers confidence and address gaps in knowledge relating to the agronomic management of recently ameliorated soils in the upper South East of South Australia. This service provider will undertake a three-year series of small replicated demonstration trials, soil characterisations, pit demonstrations and associated extension activities to:

•improve the agronomic management of ameliorated soils to the newly established yield potential;

•reduce risks related to crop establishment and wind erosion in the amelioration transition phase; and

•improve understanding of soil physical and chemical properties and characterisation of PAW, and identification nutrition and soil constraint limitations in ameliorated soil and how soil settles over the transition phase.