Redefining the link between rainfall and crop establishment in dryland cropping systems

B.M. Flohr, J. Ouzman, T.M. McBeath, G.J. Rebetzke, J.A. Kirkegaard and R.S. Llewellyn

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 190, issue C

Abstract: The seasonal break is a rainfall event that has traditionally initiated sowing and enabled plant establishment in Mediterranean-type environments. Despite its importance to crop production, neither the pattern of the seasonal break, nor the impact of recent autumn rainfall decline in eastern Australia on the pattern has been quantified at a national scale. Adaptive strategies to remove reliance on the seasonal break for crop establishment can include combinations of novel genotypes and innovative crop management.

Keywords: Establishment; Deep sowing; Genetics; Management; Rainfall decline; Seasonal break (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103105

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