Deep Soil Water-Use Determines the Yield Benefit of Long-Cycle Wheat

Deep Soil Water-Use Determines the Yield Benefit of Long-Cycle Wheat

Wheat production in southern Australia is reliant on autumn (April-May) rainfall to germinate seeds and allow timely establishment. Reliance on autumn rainfall can be removed by sowing earlier than currently practiced and using late summer and early autumn rainfall to establish crops, but this requi...

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Main Authors: Bonnie M. Flohr, James R. Hunt, John A. Kirkegaard, Brad Rheinheimer, Tony Swan, Laura Goward, John R. Evans, Melanie Bullock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
evaporation
fallow rainfall
harvest index
transpiration efficiency
water use efficiency
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00548/full

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