Integrative modelling of grazing and geoelectrical signatures for soil compaction detection
Lead Research Organisation:
Rothamsted Research
Department Name: Net Zero and Resilient Farming
Abstract
Ireland
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| Andrew Whitmore (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Romero-Ruiz A
(2024)
An agrogeophysical modelling framework for the detection of soil compaction spatial variability due to grazing using field-scale electromagnetic induction data
in Soil Use and Management
| Description | Dr. Romero-Ruiz visited the University of Galway from the 16th of October to the 3rd of November of 2022. During this visit, Dr. Romero-Ruiz had close interaction and daily meetings with the Dr. Dave O'Leary (PhD student at that time) and the host professor Dr. Eve Daly. The visit went according to the agreed plan. It consisted of three main elements: (i) discussions pertaining the research plans, data availability and field characteristics, (ii) planning and conducting field work at a Teagasc experimental site in Tipperary, Ireland, and (iii) data processing and developing the modelling framework to interpret the data (old and new). We believe that this research visit was beneficial for both groups. After the visit, Dr. Romero-Ruiz (now in Agroscope, Switzerland) has continued coordinating collaboration between Rothamsted Research, the University of Galway and Teagasc. As a result, we wrote a manuscript entitled "Detection of spatial variability in soil compaction due to grazing using field-scale electromagnetic induction data and agrogeophysical modelling" that was submitted to the journal of Soil Use and Management on the 22nd of September 2023. In addition, Dr. Romero-Ruiz and Dr. O'Leary organized a session in the EGU General Assembly 2023 (meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/session/46399) and are currently organizing an international seminar on agrogeophysics that will be held in Zürich, Switzerland in February 2024 (agrogeo24 (agrogeophy.github.io)). |
| Exploitation Route | Further Research - paper pending with details accpeted |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
| Description | BBSRC Collabaorative Training Partnership |
| Organisation | Waitrose Limited |
| Department | Waitrose Agronomy Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The BBSRC CTP will fund 15 studentships over 3 years. University partners will also contribute studentships |
| Collaborator Contribution | Financial Network of growers with field problems Other academics in complementary disciplines |
| Impact | First cohort of student projects currently with BBSRC for approval |
| Start Year | 2016 |