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Thrilled to announce another publication from soil fauna project at UOM, as a part of the PhD thesis of Shuo Na, and correspondence from Hangwei Hu. Published in Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Global Sustainable Agriculture & Environment. Find it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

The International Network on Soil Biodiversity - NETSOB - promotes the sustainable use and conservation of soil biodiversity, bringing experts in this field and existing initiatives together 🪱🐞🐛🐌🐜🍄 🔍 Learn more about it ➡️ openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/cor…

Indiscriminately sacking 41,000 public servants, the majority unlikely to be Canberra based, will inevitably lead to poorer outcomes. Other collateral consequence will be reliance on private sector “consultants”. instagram.com/reel/DHuOhRpTB…

And we're off! My first excursion as a lecturer. Off to a camp in Ballarat for third year students to learn environmental sampling and analysis, including soil! The whole environmental science team is going and I am looking forward to meeting more students.

Fun in the field! #soil Field descriptions in group. Is this the next Soil Judging winning team?

Looks like Helen Hayden is working on a contending team for the Australian Soil Judging Competition 2025 #SoilJudging2025 being held in Armidale NSW in November. Got to be in it to win it! Find out more and express your interest in participating here: soilscienceaustralia.org.au/news/soil-judg…

Today's field action with my student dream team. Would definately employ them all! Great team communication during sampling & data collection. Critical analysis and collective reasoning for decisions. Winning 😀

My turn to do some learning in our Environmental Sampling and Analysis excursion in Ballarat. Time for vegetation assessments with Dr Marie Keatley, ACES, RMIT University

The latest work from the UoM Soil Molecular Ecology group, by PhD student Ms Shuo Na. 👏

PhD is bloody hard but so worth it. Today was the PhD completion seminar of UoM soil group student and friend Li Bi. Her topic was viruses in soil. One more chapter to finish and then submission! Well done mate. Very proud of your dedication and high standards 🙌 😃

Progress on the environmental performance of agriculture has slowed over the past 10-15 years. For some indicators, it has even reversed. Newly updated OECD data raise concerns about the potential for further improvement.  ️ 🔗 brnw.ch/21wRXII

Teaching about the Tree of Life is always exciting in soil biology lectures. This news of multicellularity in archaea is super interesting. Halophilic archaea can solubilize phosphate & may contribute to plant growth in hypersaline soils. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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For Australian Domestic students interested in pursuing a PhD in molecular mycorrhizal studies, please consider applying for a scholarship-funded position in my lab (tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p) - our lab is a diverse group studying plant-microbe interactions from genes to landscapes

As the global population continues to rise, increasing agricultural production to meet food demands becomes even more critical. However, the production of these vital crops is constantly threatened by phytopathological diseases, especially those caused by fungal pathogens such as

Sharing this because the NSW DPI seminar will cover off the key to unlocking soil water in crop and pasture soilswith poor infiltration, poor soil structure, low hydraulic conductivity, and subsoil constraints that reduceplant-available water capacity.

Some people in WA may still be considering seeding or re-seeding canola now. Use the DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock and GRDC Blackleg Sporacle risk forecast and #BlacklegCM to manage the blackleg risk in your canola. dpird.wa.gov.au/businesses/pla…

New paper -' Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance'. in Cell Host & Microbe of Cell Press led by t Jiayu Li with Prof Brajesh Singh Dr Hongwei Liu ManuDelgadoBaquerizo Juntao WANG others sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Research study reveals drought affected wheat plants are able to call on eco-friendly soil bacteria to survive, helping keep crops healthy, boost yields, and provide pathways to develop extreme weather resistant crops shorturl.at/Nnyjz

Thrilled to announce another work from Soil Fauna project at University of Melbourne. Our paper underscores the importance of collaboration between taxonomists and ecologists. Please see it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…