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 Georgie Holbeche is investigating the geochemical and hydrological factors influencing the effectiveness of deep drainage. She is using soil samples taken from six wheatbelt sites including Dumbleyung, Morawa and Three Springs.
Georgie is working with the School of Earth and Geographic Sciences, in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science at UWA.
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 Ghazi Abu Rumman
is studying four turfgrass species irrigated with salty water.
His research is important to places where water salinity is
increasing. His research is funded by Australian Research Council
(ARC) Linkage Grants in collaboration with The Shire of Wagin,
Department of Agriculture and Food (WA) and UWA.
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 Saskia Noorduijn is working
with Professor Keith Smettem in the School of Environmental
Systems Engineering on a project determining the optimal widths
of tree belts and alleys in alley farming systems. more»
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 Nadia Bazihizina is
studying at the School of Plant Biology, in the Faculty of
Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UWA. Her research will focus
on understanding the mechanisms and physiological processes that
sustain species in saline environment, critical for a sustainable
management of these disturbed landscapes. more»
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 Mark Rivers is analysing the movement of
nutrients through agricultural systems. Despite the increasing
significance of nutrients lost from the soils of urban and
urbanizing areas in Western Australia, the loss of nutrients
(particularly phosphorus and nitrogen) from agricultural systems
continues to be a major concern for the health of regional
waterways. This research seeks to improve the understanding of
nutrient movement within and from agricultural systems –
particularly grazing systems – by the analysis of nutrient
transport and storage routes and mechanisms through a number of
agricultural properties.
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 Ainalem Nega is looking at irrigation
efficiency in the Harvey Irrigation district. Under the
supervision of Dr Kyungrock Paik he will be evaluating the
efficiency of different methods of irrigation in use. more»
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