Drought escape (DE) is a classical adaptive mechanism which involves rapid plant
development to enable the completion of the full life-cycle prior to a coming drought event …

This paper reviews the interactions between water and nitrogen from physiological,
agronomic, economic, breeding and modelling perspectives. Our primary focus is wheat; we …

Price surges in staple foods trigger civil unrest and conflict. The food riots of 2007–2008 and
Arab spring uprisings (2010–2012) were, in part, a consequence of price increases due to a …

Closing the yield gap is essential for global food security and for farmers who face
increasing costs of production. Recent work showed that Australia's wheat growers are …

In the Mediterranean-type environment of Australia and other parts of the world, end-of-
season or terminal drought is the most significant abiotic stress affecting wheat grain yields …

Increasingly variable rainfall and temperatures and larger farm size in Australia have
prompted earlier sowing of canola (Brassica napus L.). Improved agronomy and the release …

Despite the potential productivity benefits, intercrops are not widely used in modern,
mechanised grain crop** systems such as those practised in Australia, due to the …

Technologies such as minimum tillage and new herbicides have enabled the use of early
and dry sowing in Western Australia (WA). Although there is a sowing date that maximises …

Crop yield must increase to keep pace with growing global demand. Past increases in crop
production have rarely been attributable to an individual innovation but have occurred when …

Drought frequently limits Australian wheat production, and the expected future increase in
temperatures and rainfall variability will further challenge productivity. A modelling approach …