Economic impact of frost in the Australian wheatbelt
Poster
Paper/Presentation Title | Economic impact of frost in the Australian wheatbelt |
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Presentation Type | Poster |
Authors | An-Vo, D.-A. (Author), Mushtaq, S. (Author), Zheng, B. (Author), Christopher, J. T. (Author), Chapman, S. (Author) and Chenu, K. (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Tropical Agriculture Conference 2015 (TropAg2015) |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2015 |
Conference/Event | Tropical Agriculture Conference 2015: Meeting the Productivity Challenge in the Tropics (TropAg2015) |
Event Details | Tropical Agriculture Conference 2015: Meeting the Productivity Challenge in the Tropics (TropAg2015) Event Date 16 to end of 18 Nov 2015 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | [Introduction]: Extreme temperatures can cause severe reductions in wheat yield, including in Australia where temperatures are highly variable within and across growing seasons. A single post head-emergence frost (PHEF) event has the potential to devastate individual wheat crop by damaging stems and killing whole head. Management of crop phenology to avoid PHEF is very important in many parts of the world where frost risk is high. Breeding for improved reproductive frost tolerance could allow greater yield and economic benefits to be achieved, by (i) reducing direct frost damage and (ii) allowing earlier sowing to reduce risks of late-season drought and/or heat stresses (Fig. 1). This study aims to provides insights into the frost impact and economic benefits of different improved frost tolerance levels across the Australian wheatbelt. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
380101. Agricultural economics | |
490304. Optimisation | |
Byline Affiliations | International Centre for Applied Climate Science |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Funding source | Grant ID GRDC/UQ00071 |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q37z7/economic-impact-of-frost-in-the-australian-wheatbelt
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