Soil research

“The importance of good soil health for crop production has long been recognised. HGCA work provides practical soil management guidance as well as a fuller understanding of soil biology and physics.”

Dr Shamal Mohammed – Research and KT Manager

This four-year (2012-2016) programme has three projects investigating a range of practical and sustainable soil management practices. The work includes managing on-farm soil variability by using data from yield maps. Other parts of the programme are looking at how different types and quantities of organic matter influence soil structure and the effect of different cultivation techniques on the soil.

Completed soil research projects

Related research articles

• Mapping and managing the secrets of the soil (Oct 2014**)
• The root to long-term improvement (Sep 2014**)
• Active soils function better (Jun 2014*)
• Get more from your straw (Apr 2014**)
• Soil-borne OSR disease (Apr 2014*)
• Soils – texture, structure and sustainability (Spring 2014***)
• Roots hold answer to better yields (Dec 2013*)
• Unearthing soil’s secrets (Aug 2013**)
• Varietal performance in drought prone soils (Dec 2012*)
• Clarity on OSR yield decline (Aug 2012**)

*Research in Focus article. **Theory to Field article. ***Agronomy Workshop presentation.