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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Nutrient recycling using biowastes from diverse sources
(Lincoln University, 2018)Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient in crop growth and thus widely used as an agricultural fertiliser. It cannot be substituted by another element, nor newly synthesized. Hence, global food production is ultimately dependent ... -
Effects of plantation forest species on soil phosphorus
(Fertilizer and Lime Research CentreMassey University, 2012)Highlights: The findings of this study revealed that depletion of top soil Po under all of the three tree species over 10 years following afforestation of grassland had a rapid and major impact on soil properties and ... -
Exclusion zones for variable rate nitrogen fertilisation in grazed dairy pasture systems in New Zealand
(Zenodo, 2017-10-16)To assess the variability of total soil nitrogen (TN) on grazed and irrigated pastures, TN was quantified from spatially distinct “areas” within the paddock (irrigated and non-irrigated areas, around the gates, and around ... -
Effect of different forms of farm dairy effluent, with and without animal urine, on nitrification, denitrification and N₂O emissions
(Lincoln University, 2018-03-05)Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is one of the most important greenhouse gases. Agricultural soils are the largest source of N₂O emissions. In New Zealand, the application of farm dairy effluent (FDE) on pasture soils is the third ... -
Phosphorus response and optimum pH ranges of twelve pasture legumes grown in an acid upland New Zealand soil under glasshouse conditions
(Chilean Society of Soil Science (Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo), 2016-06)Pasture legumes provide critical nitrogen inputs but fail to persist in typical acidic low P fertility upland soils. Alternative legume species for these environments are urgently sought. Twelve novel legume species were ...
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