Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093605

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1093605

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How do legumes improve phosphorus uptake of the following wheat? World rock phosphate reserves for manufacturing phosphorus (P) fertilisers will be depleted in 50-100 years. Thus it is critical to reduce the reliance of the Australian agriculture on P fertilisers. The long-term application of P fertilisers has resulted in accumulation of P in a soil P bank which is unavailable to crops such as wheat. Legumes may have access to the soil P bank and increase growth and P uptake by the following wheat, but the mechanisms behind this effect are unclear. In this multidisciplinary international collaboration, we will characterise the changes in soil chemistry and microbiology in the legume-wheat rotation. The knowledge generated could result in greater utilisation of the soil P bank and decreased P fertiliser use.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2010

End Date: 12-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $225,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Soil Biology | Soil Chemistry | Plant Nutrition | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Grain legumes | Land and water management | Wheat |

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