salt

Adaptive learning through five strands of root-zone knowledge

This case study looks at prototyping the automated soil solution sampling and measurement tool to locate salt in the soil profile.

Salt Sensitivity Database

The Australian Biodiversity Salt Sensitivity Database contains information on the sensitivity and tolerance of over 1200 species of Australian taxa to salt. The database is supported by interpretive notes and a statistical analysis of species groupings

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Using Wetting Front Detectors in Furrow Irrigation

The Wetting Front Detector (WFD) is a new tool to help measure how deeply water has penetrated into the soil after an irrigation event. The WFD also captures and stores a soil water sample, which can be analysed for its salt or nutrient content. The first commercial version of the Wetting Front Detector (WFD), called the FullStop, was released in 2004. The FullStop WFD is comprised of a (more)...

Open Hydroponics: Risks and Opportunities

Soil-water and salt movement associated with precision irrigation systems - research investment opportunities

The Board of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation commissioned this scoping document to assist in its research investment deliberations. The key question addressed by this scoping study is: What has to be developed or modified to understand and monitor the three dimensional flow of water and salt movement in: (a) the root zone when precision irrigation systems are used, and (b) the soil profile, assuming that we are able to manage the preferred salt storage zones? (more)...