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The Tasmanian branch have awarded conference support to the value of $800 per student to the following four students who will presenting a paper at the Australia New Zealand National Soils Conference being held in New Zealand in December this year.

Members of the Tasmanian branch congratulate the students on their applications and wish them well with their presentation.

Stephen Ives, PhD student, University of Tasmania Ives,S, Cotching W., 'The Effects of Reuse of Industry and Urban Waste on Sodosols’
James Kirkham PhD student, University of Tasmania Kirkham, JM, Doyle, RB, Brown, PH, ‘Soil profile nitrate manipuplation to increase mass of seed potatoes grown from minitubers’
Sam Rees, PhD student, University of Tasmania Rees, SJ, Doyle, RB, Brown, PH, ‘The impact of soil profile properties on vineyard variability in Tasmania’ Sam is researching vineyard soils investigating how soil variability affects grapevine vigour and yield. In particular, the project is examining how soil properties (eg. soil depth, structure, moisture retention and nutrient supply) influence root growth, vine vigour and grape yield of Pinot Noir grown in Tasmania.