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New South Wales DPI
| Researcher(s) |
Iain Hume James Lawson Daowei Sun |
|---|---|
| Contact email | iain.hume@nsw.dpi.gov.au |
| Year(s) | 2021 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries NSW |
| Trial location(s) |
Southern NSW DPI offices, NSW
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| Further information | View external link |
To examine the consequences of climate change for the production and water demand of irrigated cotton and compares its performance throughout NSW.
• Preliminary projections for NSW suggest a warmer future climate that would be more suited to growing irrigated cotton if water was not limiting.
• More irrigation water will be needed to realise the potential of the future climate.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Primary Industries NSW |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC |
| Trial funding source | New South Wales DPI |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This experiment was part of the ‘NSW Primary Industries Climate Change Research Strategy’. This work would not have been possible without the input of the focus group; Dr Michael Bange, Dr Chris Nunn, Jon Welsh, Alec Macintosh and Ben Crawly. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Other crop: Cotton |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Article/commentary |
| Trial design | Unknown |
| Sow date | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not applicable |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Other trial notes |
This research paper is an extract from the publication Southern NSW Research Results 2022, available at |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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