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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Crushed agricultural limestone and dolomite are used primarily to increase soil pH (pHw) with its consequent effects on plant nutrient availability and successful introduction of Rhizobium spp. to ensure effective nodulation and nitrogen fixation by pasture and crop legumes. They have also been shown to correct calcium deficiency and, in the case of dolomite, magnesium deficiency as well. Positive effects of liming recorded in Tasmania include increasing phosphorus availability, correcting molybdenum deficiency, ameliorating toxicities of manganese and aluminium, reducing crop cadmium concentrations in root crops, reducing phosphorus leaching, improving soil structure and negating soil acidification processes. Negative effects of liming that have been reported include inducing boron deficiency and encouraging plant disease. Options for future research are canvassed.
calcium, magnesium, pH, nodulation, nitrogen fixation, phosphorus, molybdenum, manganese, aluminium, cadmium, boron, deficiency, toxicity, plant disease.
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
