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Project
Summary
To design and
commission of an Australian Grains Free Air Carbon Dioxide (AGFACE) Array
consisting of a core FACE system at Horsham (stage 1) supplemented by one
smaller system located at Walpeup (stage 2), and then develop additional
sites across Australia (stage 3).
This facility will generate data sets on the performance of wheat
under elevated atmospheric CO2 levels that will be provided to modellers.
Through establishment of a AGFACE array
with an initial focus on wheat based systems to –
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Provide an adequate validation data set
to allow modeling of wheat quality and yield resulting from interactions
among N, CO2, water and temperature in possible future climates of the
Southern Australian grain cropping zone.
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Provide a resource for diverse monitoring and experimentation in
wheat crops grown in potential future environments.
Output
1:
An
operational research facility of eight large CO2 enrichment rings and eight
control areas at Horsham (2007), plus one satellite site with six to 8 4 m
rings at Walpeup (2008).
Output
2:
Proposals for the establishment of at
least two additional satellite locations each of 6 * 4 m rings developed
with new partners.
Output 3:
Data sets on the response of wheat crops
to elevated CO2 levels provided to crop modelers.
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