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Alkaline Soil Workshop
Date/Time: Thursday, 27 June 2013, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Waite campus, Charles Hawker Conference Centre, Charles Hawker Building
Cost: $40 for Members, $50 for non-members, $20 for students
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The Waite Research Institute, GRDC, and Australian Society of Soil Science Inc are presenting a workshop on 'Chemistry, amelioration and management of alkaline soils' at the Waite Campus on Thursday, 27th of June.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together key local and national scientists to review our current state of knowledge of alkaline soils, identify important research gaps and to suggest the most productive areas for future work. The workshop will consider a range of topics including chemistry of alkaline soils and organic carbon, measurements of organic carbon, biological activity of alkaline soils, crop breeding and plant response in alkaline soils, nutrient cycling and water use efficiency and farming systems.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Dr Pichu Rengasamy, University of Adelaide
Professor Caixian Tang, Latrobe University
Dr Roger Armstrong, DPI Victoria
Dr Tim Setter, DAFWA
Dr Gupta Vadakattu, CSIRO
Dr Rob Fitzpatrick, CSIRO
Closing date for registrations: 24th of June 2013
Register at: http://alkalinesoils.eventbrite.com.au
Contact: Dr Ehsan Tavakkoli, Email: ehsan.tavakkoli@adelaide.edu.au, Business: 08 8313 2400
