How big will that crop be? Incorporating climate forecasting into Nitrogen management in the Wet Tropics (Old ID 22499)

Principal Investigator

Due to the close proximity of sugarcane to environmentally sensitive areas in the Wet Tropics, it is important to improve nitrogen management practices to reduce nitrogen losses. The Wet Tropics experiences one of the highest levels of climate variability in the world, which affects the yield potential of sugarcane. This makes the task of applying the right amount of nitrogen, at the right time extremely formidable. Forecasted climatic conditions, then adjusting yield potential estimates have not been used to calculate nitrogen inputs for sugarcane.

01 Oct 2015 - 30 Jun 2018

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