Research that works for developing countries and AustraliaMore effective water use by rainfed wheat in China and AustraliaProject ID: CIM/2005/111: More effective water use by rainfed wheat in China and AustraliaCollaborating Countries: ChinaCommissioned Organisation: CSIRO Plant Industry, AustraliaProject Leader Dr Tony Condon Phone: 02 6246 5034 Fax: 02 6246 5399 Email: tony.condon@csiro.au Collaborating Institutions:
Project Budget: $871,689Project Duration: 01/06/2008 - 30/06/2013ACIAR Research Program Manager Dr Paul Fox Project Overview In both north-western China and Australia, conservation farming practices are being promoted as an important component of more-sustainable farming systems. CSIRO Plant Industry has been achieving considerable breeding success for dryland wheat in Australia by targeting specific traits that make more effective use of available water. Some of these traits have also been shown to improve adaptation of wheat to conservation farming practices. This project aims to extend this breeding success to north-western China by working with leading breeding programs for dryland wheats in north-western China, based at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, Shaanxi, and Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Yinchuan, Ningxia. |
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