Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0346980

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0346980

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cover crops that decrease phosphorus (P) transport from agricultural soils by increasing the efficiency of P fertiliser application. The aim of this project is to develop cover crop practices for the heavily fertilised potato cropping soils of the Robertson district that will minimise erosion and runoff of water potentially rich in phosphorus (P), thereby resulting in significant improvements in the environmental management of this sensitive catchment area. The cover crops will: (i) improve infiltration, decrease erosion, and off-site transport of P; (ii)increase access to accumulated soil P, making it available to a subsequent potato crop, thus decreasing the P loading of the soil; and (iii) have a biofumigation effect that will reduce the use of soil fumigants.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-04-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $69,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Nutrition | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Vegetables |

Other Keywords

Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Science and Management | Plant Nutrition | Vegetables

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