Date
2023/11/14
Organisations
Grains Research and Development Corporation
AgCommunicators
SARDI
University of Adelaide
CSIRO
Authors
Rebecca Barr
Mariano Cossani
Peter Hayman
Glenn McDonald
Yvette Oliver
Victor Sadras
Leet Wilksch
About
This manual is intended for the following audiences in rain-fed grain growing systems across Australia:
- growers and advisers;
- those wanting to maximise water use efficiency (WUE) to get more from their rainfall; and
- those interested in understanding plant-available water capacity (PAWC), crop water utilisation.
Contents
- Introduction
- Understanding your soils
- Plant-available water capacity
- How crops use water
- Preparing for the growing season
- Optimising water use during the growing season
- Using technology to improve water use efficiency
- Managing risk
- Glossary
- Useful resources
- Reference