Glenn Fitzgerald (DPI) Michael Tausz (University of Melbourne)
Year(s)
2007 - 2009
Contributor
Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s)
Horsham, VIC
Aims
To gain knowledge that will allow the Australian grains industry to maintain productivity by adapting crops and cropping systems to the effects of elevated CO2.
Key messages
Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) increases yield of grains, but whether future yields increase depends on rainfall and temperature changes.
Wheat grain protein decreases with elevated CO2.
Breeding new cultivars will allow adaptation to increasing CO2.
Lead research organisation
Birchip Cropping Group
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
AGFACE
Trial funding source
GRDC
Trial funding source
DAWR
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
The AGFACE Program is a collaborative venture between the Victorian Department of Primary Industries and the University of Melbourne, with crucial additional funding from the Grains Research Development Corporation and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Horsham VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to
construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol
16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.
