Department of Soil and Physical Sciences
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The Department of Soil and Physical Sciences has responsibility for the delivery of all undergraduate and postgraduate soil-related subjects, and many physical science subjects.
The range of research being undertaken is extensive but in recent years has increasingly focused on environmental issues, especially soil's role and influence on water and air quality.
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Soil moisture is a primary driver of comammox Nitrospira abundance in New Zealand soils
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-02-01)The objectives of this study were to investigate the abundance and community composition of comammox Nitrospira under: (i) pasture-based dairy farms from different regions, and (ii) different land uses from the same region ... -
Combined effects of Bacillus sp. M6 strain and Sedum alfredii on rhizosphere community and bioremediation of cadmium polluted soils
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-21)Concerns regarding inevitable soil translocation and bioaccumulation of cadmium (Cd) in plants have been escalating in concomitance with the posed phytotoxicity and threat to human health. Exhibiting a Cd tolerance, Bacillus ... -
DNA metabarcoding reveals high relative abundance of trunk disease fungi in grapevines from Marlborough, New Zealand
(Springer Nature, 2022)Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are a threat to grape production worldwide, with a diverse collection of fungal species implicated in disease onset. Due to the long-term and complex nature of GTDs, simultaneous detection ... -
Soil-gas diffusivity-based characterization of variably saturated agricultural topsoils
(MDPI, 2022-09)Soil-gas diffusivity and its variation with soil moisture plays a fundamental role in diffusion-controlled migration of climate-impact gases from different terrestrial agroecosystems including cultivated soils and managed ... -
Nitrogen fertilizer and nitrapyrin for greenhouse gas reduction in wolfberry orchards on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
(MDPI, 2022-07)Wolfberry production has become a major agro-industry on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, causing increased nitrogen (N) pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Appropriate N fertilizer rate and nitrification inhibitors ...
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