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Simulation of water-limited growth of the forage shrub saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) in a low-rainfall environment of southern Australia
Old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) is a useful forage shrub for livestock in the low-rainfall areas of
the world, and particularly in Australia. In these semi-arid and arid environments, saltbush is valuable for ...
An Overview of Hybrid Water Supply Systems in the Context of Urban Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper presents a critical review of the physical impacts of decentralized
water supply systems on existing centralized water infrastructures. This paper highlights
the combination of centralized and decentralized ...
Comparison of hourly and daily reference crop evapotranspiration equations across seasons and climate zones in Australia
Estimates from the FAO Penman–Monteith (FAO-PM) and the standardized ASCE Penman–Monteith(ASCE-PM) hourly and daily reference evapotranspiration (ET0) equations were compared at daily scale,based on the hourly climate data ...
Summer-growing perennial grasses are a potential new feed source in the low rainfall environment of southern Australia
In the Mallee region of southern Australia, the dry and variable climate results in frequent summer–autumn feed
gaps, restricting the profitability of farms that combine livestock and crop enterprises. To assess the ...
Seasonal Demand Dynamics of Residential Water End-Uses
Water demand prediction by end-use at an appropriate spatial and temporal
resolution is essential for planning water supply systems that will supply water from a
diversified set of sources on a fit-for-purpose basis. ...
Improving water productivity in the Australian Grains industry—a nationally coordinated approach
Improving the water-limited yield of dryland crops and farming systems has been an underpinning objective
of research within the Australian grains industry since the concept was defined in the 1970s. Recent slowing in ...
APSIM e Evolution towards a new generation of agricultural systems simulation
Agricultural systems models worldwide are increasingly being used to explore options and solutions for
the food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation and carbon trading problem domains. APSIM
(Agricultural ...
Everfarm ® − Climate adapted perennial-based farming systems for dryland agriculture in Southern Australia
Australian dryland agriculture will be affected by climate change in a number of ways. First,
higher temperatures and changes to rainfall are likely to create greater variability of crop
yields and livestock productivity. ...
Stabilized Nitrogen Fertilizers to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Australian Agriculture
Loss of nitrogen (N) from applied fertilizer is a major cause of inefficiency in N fertilizer utilization. This loss of N can occur through many pathways including ammonia (NH3) volatilization, nitrate (NO3) leaching and ...
Salt Management: The Australian Experience
Salinity is the accumulation of soluble salts (predominantly NaCl) in soil and water, usually over an extended period of time. For most people the term has negative connotations, associated as it is with long-term land and ...