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Managing non-wetting soils in South West WA

Peter Clifton, 19 March, 2021, Sustainable Agriculture

Managing non-wetting soils in South West WA

With an estimated ten million hectares of sandy soil, Western Australian agriculture is at particular risk from water-repellent or non-wetting soils. Sandy soils are more prone to this significant production constraint because the larger sand particles gives them a smaller total surface area compared to clay particles. This...