Crop establishment under dry and marginal soil moisture (SAGIT co-funded)
Lead organisation: University of Adelaide
Hub members and partners involved: Hart Field-Site Group, Mid North High Rainfall Zone, Trengove Consulting, Airborne Logic
Node: Roseworthy
Focus area: Crop and pasture management, Soil and land management
Project Category: Hub Projects
Project summary:
This project aims to improve the effectiveness of dry sowing, especially at early sowing times. It will:
- Describe the effects of soil moisture content on crop establishment in different soil types
- Describe how sowing rate and sowing depth can be used to optimise crop establishment under marginal soil moisture
- Examine the value of remote sensing technologies to map variation in seedbed moisture
- Improve the guidelines for dry sowing to allow more informed decisions and improved risk assessment.