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

 

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