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Investigating the use of ‘Radiometrics’ as a potential tool to identify soil types in the South-East

2011
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
MacKillop Farm Management Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) Glenn Bailey (Rural Solutions SA)
Felicity Turner (Rural Solutions SA)
Contact email mf.turner@bigpond.com
Year(s) 2011
Contributor MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial location(s) Naracoorte, SA
Investigating the use of ‘Radiometrics’ as a potential tool to identify soil types in the South-East locations
Aims

To see if there is a relationship between the surface texture of 60 known soil pits in the South-East and the Gamma Emmisions from a Gamma Ray Spectrometer.

Key messages
  • The effectiveness of the Gamma sensor appears to depend on the geology of the area being surveyed.
  • The Gamma sensor appeared to have very good correlations with clay % on the tertiary sediments, but further work is required on the Padthaway formation.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Properties : Compaction
Trial type Unknown
Trial design Unknown

Naracoorte 2011

Sow date none specified
Harvest date none specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Naracoorte, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Naracoorte, SA Sodosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Naracoorte SA

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from MacKillop Farm Management Group office location
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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2011 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-11-2021 14:32pm AEST