The impact of farm practices on rice grain quality in south-eastern Australia

Charles Sturt University

  • Project code: PRJ-011505

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Friday, October 12, 2018

  • Project completion date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019

  • National Priority: RIC-Agronomy and farming systems

Summary

This project aims to help identify farm management practices that can improve grain quality and on-farm profitability. Using experiments carried out by the NSW Department of Primary Industries water and irrigation research team, we will investigate how irrigation management, plant densities, and nitrogen rate and timing of application affect grain quality.

Program

Rice

Research Organisation

Charles Sturt University