EPISODE · Mar 17, 2021 · 14 MIN
Plant available water capacity
from GRDC Podcast · host Grains Research and Development Corporation
Plant Available Water, is key to determining potential crop yield. It’s also the basis for sowing decisions and fertiliser applications. Many things affect how much stored soil water is available, rainfall before and during the growing season, infiltration, evaporation and transpiration. And then there’s Plant Available Water Capacity, which is the total amount of water a soil can store and release to a crop which differs depending on the crop. Contact: Brett Cocks, CSIRO Agriculture and Food 07 4571 3280 / 0427 583 7564 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Plant Available Water, is key to determining potential crop yield. It’s also the basis for sowing decisions and fertiliser applications. Many things affect how much stored soil water is available, rainfall before and during the growing season, infiltration, evaporation and transpiration. And then there’s Plant Available Water Capacity, which is the total amount of water a soil can store and release to a crop which differs depending on the crop. Contact: Brett Cocks, CSIRO Agriculture and Food 07 4571 3280 / 0427 583 7564 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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