Oral Papers

Soil chemical and mineralogical principles in rehabilitation of infertile copper mine tailings for growing crops in China
Author: Robert van-de-Graaff¹, Lianbi Zhou² and Hongwen Dai² , Wu Ya Jun² and Gao Ji Hong³

Canola residues decomposition: the effect of particle size on microbial respiration and cycling of sulphur in a sandy soil
Author: Bhupinderpal Singh¹, Z. Rengel¹ and J.W. Bowden²

Long-term site productivity of New Zealand’s plantation forests: reliance on soil health, quality and function
Author: Peter W. Clinton¹, P.N. Beets², G. Coker¹, Murray Davis¹, Loretta Garrett², S.T. Olykan¹, R.L. Parfitt³, Tim W. Payn², S. Smail⁴, R.C. Simcock⁵ and M.S. Watt¹

An overview of acid-sodic soils in two regions of New South Wales, Australia
Author: Brian Jenkins¹ and David Morand²

Effect of sampling position in a sugarcane field on organic matter status and the size, activity and metabolic diversity of the soil microbial community
Author: R.J. Haynes and M.H. Graham

Development of reconstructed soils and vegetation communities at a central Queensland coal mine: a preliminary investigation of twelve years of monitoring
Author: G. Kopittke¹, D. Mulligan¹, A. Grigg¹ and B. Kirsch²

Macadamia husk compost improves soil health in sub-tropical horticulture
Author: Justine Cox¹, Lukas Van-Zwieten², Matthew Ayres² and Steve Morris²

Cation retention properties of recent volcanic ash soils of Papua New Guinea
Author: P.N. Nelson¹, G.P. Gillman² and S. Berthelsen²

Scattered native trees and soil heterogeneity in grazing land on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.
Author: Brian Wilson¹ and John Lemon²

The effect of herbicides and permanent swards on soil microbial populations in the vineyard.
Author: Melanie Whitelaw-Weckert, Ron Hutton, Emily Rouse and Robert Lamont

Viewing soil quality in the context of the sustainable agriculture
Author: Yongping Wei and Deli Chen

Fine root turnover under cropping, pasture and native Mulga Woodlands of SW Queensland
Author: Rajesh K. Jalota¹, Ben Harms¹, Ram Dalal¹ and Kathryn Page²

Influence of fire on ecological conditions of sandy podzol soils in pine stands of Central Siberia
Author: I.N. Beskorovainaya¹ and P.A. Tarasov²