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More effective water use by rainfed wheat in China and Australia

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different grains in different sized bags and barrels
Project code
CIM/2005/111
Program
Budget
AUD 871,689
Research program manager
Dr Eric Huttner
Project leader
Tony Condon - CSIRO Plant Industry
Commissioned organisation
CSIRO
Duration:
JUN 2008
SEP 2013
Project status
Concluded
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Overview

This project aimed to extend dryland wheat breeding success to north-western China by working with leading breeding programs for dryland wheats in north-western China.

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.

Outcomes

No final report was submitted for this project.

Key partners
Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University