Research Theme 7
Develop ways to enhance the ability of plants to use available mineral nutrients
- Develop a mechanism or process to increase nitrogen use efficiency in cereals to approx. 80% (rate applied / rate recovered).
- Development of natural -based materials to improve nutrients’ uptake, plant growth, and crop yield.
- Develop materials / process to better capitalize on indigenous soil P and K.
- Study the advantage of using adjuvants in fertigated fertilizers for feeding different crops in different soil types.
- Propose and/or test efficacy of new bio-stimulants and nutrient use efficacy enhancers.
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