Professor Kari Dunfield, from Canada's University of Guelph, was one of the soil science experts speaking at yesterday’s Research Symposium “Phosphorus Cycling and Management in Terrestrial Systems”.
Professor Dunfield talked on using molecular tools to understand phosphorus cycling in soils with one case study focused on the West Coast's Haast River.
Phosphorus is an essential macro-element, required for plant nutrition, found in the soil in organic compounds and in minerals. Soil science is integral to a number of degrees and qualifications at Lincoln, including agriculture and agricultural and environmental science.The day-long symposium also featured a line-up of Lincoln speakers, as well as presenters from Australia.
AgResearch and Lincoln University’s Professor Professor Richard McDowell presented on whether phosphorus controls algal growth in rivers globally, while Lincoln student Mohamed Bayed talked on Deep learning on time series of remote sensing data to predict the occurrence of soil water repellency in dryland pastures.
Dr Gustavo Boitt, University of Western Australia, gave a perspective from across the Tasman with “Characterising the chemical nature of legacy phosphorus in agricultural soils of Western Australia.”
Phosphorus is an essential macro-element, required for plant nutrition, found in the soil in organic compounds and in minerals. Soil science is integral to a number of degrees and qualifications at Lincoln, including agriculture and agricultural and environmental science.
