A world-first innovative plant growing technique that is set to double Queensland’s avocado production and smash the global shortage of avocado trees has received a $636,000 grant through the second round of the Palaszczuk Government's Advance Queensland Innovation Partnerships program.
Dr Andries Potgieter of the University of Queensland is using TERN delivered remote sensing data to estimate grain cropping area and produce regular seasonal outlooks for sorghum and wheat.
The current winter crop outlook for Queensland as a whole indicates a predicted crop yield of 1.34 t/ha, which is 28% below the long-term median yield expectation and within the lowest 5% relative to all years.
A new QAAFI-developed intelligent crop modelling tool is helping researchers identify how improved plant growth efficiency will translate into better yields.
The highly competitive DECRA scheme provides focused support for researchers and aims to support excellent basic and applied research and expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability.
