Visualising machinery-induced soil compaction – WA (Video)
In this video, from the Soil Quality Knowledge Base, Wayne Parker uses an animation to show how farming machinery will compact soil. Compaction results in the soil becoming denser while the pore spaces are reduced. Water and air in the soil is reduced and there are changes in soil microbes. While the content focuses on Western Australia, the information is applicable to other Australian regions [1:11].#
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