The Gravel soil section of the Soil Quality Knowledge Base discusses the farming issues relating the ironstone gravels including poorer water holding capacity. It has a video, Introduction to ironstone gravel soil in Western Australia cropping systems [1:34], Francesca Brailsford explains that gravel particles store water and retain nutrients which reduces the availability of these resources to plants. The webpage covers the impact of gravel on soil properties. A second video, 3D view of an individual gravel [1:00] is an animation of a 3D model of an ironstone. The webpage also explains how gravel soil is assessed and options for managing these soils. In a third video, Grower experience of managing gravel soil [6:14], grower Mark Fowler shares how he is dealing with the challenges. While the content focuses on Western Australia, the information is applicable to other southern Australian regions.#
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