Host: DPIRD Research Scientist, Alice Butler Guest Speakers: DPIRD Soils Research Scientist, Dr Gaus AzamDr Gaus Azam is a Soil Scientist with DPIRD, based in Northam. He was born on a small farm in Bangladesh and went on to study agriculture in both Bangladesh and Thailand, before moving to Australia to undertake his PhD in Applied Soil Physics at the University of Adelaide. Gaus been with DPIRD since 2016. He currently leads up the Re-engineering Soils project, a trial series which aims to better understand the theoretical yield potential of Western Australian soils when soil constraints are removed. In this podcast we discuss the various Re-engineering trials across the WA Wheatbelt, with a specific focus on the Toolbrunup site, one of five new trials implemented within the 2022 season.

Oat diseases – Red leather leaf and leaf rust

This podcast series focusses on areas of crop protection research and aims to delve deeper into some of the research projects, undertaken by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), that target weeds, pests and diseases.