News: soil
Dilmah Chairman visits for tea and wine
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Associate Professor Susan Bastian has invited Dilmah Tea Chairman Dilhan C. Fernando to Adelaide to share insights into the terroir properties of Australian and Barossa wines and Dilmah Ceylon teas.
Soil carbon increases under cover crops
Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found.
Digging deep to unlock soil secrets
Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the research division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), will examine soil DNA samples collected over the past 20 years to improve productivity, profitability and resilience for Australia’s agricultural sector.
A return to the wild for better immune health
A research team led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found that revegetation of green spaces within cities can improve soil microbiota diversity towards a more natural, biodiverse state, which has been linked to human health benefits.
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Biodiverse soil dust linked to reduced anxiety
Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found new evidence of a potentially broadly-acting microbial link between the health of ecosystems and the health of people.
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