Australian Soil Classification

Introduction

The Australian Soil Classification system is a heirarchical system developed by CSIRO and comprised of five categories. Ranging from the highest (most general) to the lowest (most specific), these five categories are order, suborder, great group,…More »
Discern Your Local Native Soil Type (within Australia)

This Australian Government site is an excellent resource for more than just soils and you may wish to explore its data further — but please note that it is a heavy user of RAM and performance may be affected, especially over a slow network. From their…More »

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The Goal

From Soil to Fruit — How Does Everything Fit Together? is an ambitious project to help people see the greater picture of how soil (or any growing medium) leads to fruit.

It is an attempt to bring together the very different fields of the soil sciences, soil microbiology, chemistry, botany, plant biochemistry and plant physiology into one giant ‘this is how it works from beginning to end’ guide.

Fair Advanced Warning: The bulk of this work will always be publically available, but some content may be available by subscription only.

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Chemical structure of ADP (adenosine diphosphate)

Figure 1: A simple representation of a chloroplast

Figure 2. The arrangement of grana within a chloroplast

Figure 1. Chloroplasts in the cells of the moss Bryum capillare

Australian Soil Classification

Introduction

Discern Your Local Native Soil Type (within Australia)