climate

Establishing a value proposition for future traits in a climate-changing world.
Increasing climate variability is as great a concern as increasing air temperatures forecast with climate change. The challenge for …
Optimising Canola Phenology
Optimising Canola Phenology for Australian Target Production Environments
Climate Data
In recent years, plot specific crop models have been adapted to national and regional scales to aid policy makers with agricultural decisions concerning climate change and the resulting effects on food security and future water demands.
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Genetic diversity toolkit
A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phase
National Phenology Initiative
A nationally validated model of wheat and barley flowering time that can be parameterised for new cultivars using molecular markers, genomic data and/or controlled environment phenotypic data.
Projected impact of future climate on water-stress patterns across the Australian wheatbelt
Drought frequently limits Australian wheat production, and the expected future increase in temperatures and rainfall variability will …
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Improving the relationships used to define frost damage to wheat in crop models
In order to predict the consequences and value of frost adaptation through breeding and agronomy across Australia’s cropping region it …
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Economic assessment of wheat breeding options for potential improved levels of post head-emergence frost tolerance
Frost, during reproductive developmental stages, especially post head emergence frost (PHEF), can result in catastrophic yield loss for …
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Quantifying high temperature risks and their potential effects on sorghum production in Australia
High temperatures across the Australian sorghum belt can reduce sorghum yields, but genotypic differences in heat tolerance could …
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Drought in wheat – Past and future trends
Understanding how climate is varying and is likely affecting crop productivity in the coming decades is essential for global food …