Summer forage cropping as an effective way to control deep drainage in south-eastern Australia-A simulation study

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 127-136

  Wang, Enli ^a   Cresswell, Hamish ^a   Yu, Qiang ^a,b   Verburg, Kirsten ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Cowpea; Modelling; Water balance; Wheat yield

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRAINAGE; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RHIZOSPHERE; SUMMER; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40849083464     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. 3-leaching for a deep sand. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 49 (1997) 363-378
2. Asseng S., Keating B.A., Fillery I.R.P., Gregory P.J., Bowden J.W., Turner N.C., Palta J.A., and Abrecht D.G. Performance of the APSIM-wheat model in Western Australia. Field Crops Res. 57 (1998) 163-179
3. Asseng S., van Keulen H., and Stol W. Performance and application of the APSIM N_wheat model in the Netherlands. Eur. J. Agron. 12 (2000) 37-54
4. Dolling P.J., Fillery I.R.P., Ward P.R., Asseng S., and Robertson M.J. Consequences of rainfall during summer-autumn fallow on available soil water and subsequent drainage in annual-based cropping systems. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 57 (2006) 281-296
5. Hatton T.J., and Nulsen R.A. Towards achieving functional ecosystem mimicry with respect to water cycling in southern Australian agriculture. Agroforest. Syst. 45 (1999) 203-214
6. Hekmeijer, P., Dawes, W., 2003. Assessment of salinity management options for South Loddon Plains, Victoria: Data Analysis and Groundwater Modelling. Technical Report 24/03 CSIRO Land and Water, and Murray Darling Basin Commission Publication 10/03. http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/technical2003/tr24-03.pdf.
7. Hirth J.R., Haines P.J., Ridley A.M., and Wilson K.F. Lucerne in crop rotations on the Riverine Plains. 2. Biomass and grain yields, water use efficiency, soil nitrogen, and profitability. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 52 (2001) 279-293
8. Humphries A.W., Latta R.A., Auricht G.C., and Bellotti W.D. Over-cropping lucerene with wheat: effect of lucerne winter activity on total plant production and water use of the mixture, and wheat yield and quality. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 55 (2004) 839-848
9. Isbell R.F. The Australian Soil Classification (2002), CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
10. Keating, B.A., Meinke, H., Probert, M.E., Huth, N.I., Hills, I.G., 2001. Nwheat: documentation and performance of a wheat module for APSIM. Tropical Agronomy Memorandum, CSIRO Division of Tropical Agriculture, 306 Carmody Rd., St. Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia.
11. Keating B.A., Gaydon D., Huth N.I., Probert M.E., Verburg K., Smith C.J., and Bond W. Use of modelling to explore the water balance of dryland farming systems in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Eur. J. Agron. 18 (2002) 159-169
12. Keating B.A., Carberry P.S., Hammer G.L., Probert M.E., Robertson M.J., Holzworth D., Huth N.I., Hargreaves J.N.G., Meinke H., Hochman Z., McLean G., Verburg K., Snow V., Dimes J.P., Silburn M., Wang E., Brown S., Bristow K.L., Asseng S., Chapman S., McCown R.L., Freebairn D.M., and Smith C.J. An overview of APSIM, a model designed for farming systems simulation. Eur. J. Agron. 18 (2003) 267-288
13. Keating B.A., Probert M.E., and Huth N.I. Measuring, modelling and managing the water balance in Australia's grain-based farming systems. Session 4 Keynote paper-GRDC Water Balance Workshop 12-13th Feb (2003) 2003
14. Keating, B.A., Harle, K., 2004. Farming in an ancient land-Asutralia's journey towards sustainable agriculture. ISC) 2004 - 13th International Soil Conservation Organisation Conference: Conserving Soil and Water for Society: Sharing Solutions. Brisbane: http://tucson.ars.ag.gov/isco/isco13/PAPERS%20F-L/KEATING.pdf.
15. Lilley, J.M., Kirkegaard, J.A., Robertson, M.J., Probert, M.E., Angus, J.F., Howe, G., 2003. Simulating crop and soil processes in crop sequences in southern NSW. Proceedings of the 11th Australian Agronomy Conference, Geelong. Australian Society of Agronomy. www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2003/c/12/lilley.htm.
16. Lilley, J.M., Probert, M.J., Kirkegaard, J., 2004. Simulation of deep drainage under a 13-year crop sequence in southern NSW. Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane, 26 Sept-1 Oct, 2004 (http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/).
17. Meinke H., Hammer G.L., van Keulen H., and Rabbinge R. Improving wheat simulation capabilities in Australia from a cropping systems perspective. III. The integrated wheat model (I_WHEAT). Eur. J. Agron. 8 (1998) 101-116
18. Muldoon D.K. Summer forages under irrigation. 4. The growth and mineral composition of forage legumes. Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 25 (1985) 417-423
19. Postlethwaite Y.L., and Coventry D.R. Using grain sorghum for crop rotation in southern Australia: a farm approach to system development. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 95 (2003) 629-637
20. Probert M.E., Dimes J.P., Keating B.A., Dalal R.C., and Strong W.M. APSIM's water and nitrogen modules and simulation of the dynamics of water and nitrogen in fallow systems. Agr. Syst. 56 (1998) 1-28
21. Robertson M.J., Carberry P.S., Huth N.I., Turpin J.E., Probert M.E., Poulton P.L., Bell M., Wright G.C., Yeates S.J., and Brinsmead R.B. Simulation of growth and development of diverse legume species in APSIM. Aust. J. Agric. Res 53 (2002) 429-446
22. Robertson M.J., Gaydon D., Hall D.J.M., Hills A., and Penny S. Production risks and water use benefits of summer crop production on the south coast of Western Australia. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 56 (2005) 597-612
23. Stirzaker R., Lefroy T., Keating B., and Williams J. A Revolution in Land Use: Emerging Land use Systems for Managing Dryland Salinity (2000), CSIRO
24. Verburg, K., Bond, W.J., 2003. Use of APSIM to simulate water balances of dryland farming systems in south eastern Australia, Technical report 50/03, November 2003, CSIRO Land and Water and APSRU. http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/technical2003/tr50-03.pdf.
25. Verburg K., Bond W.J., Brennan L.E., and Robertson M.J. An evaluation of the tactical use of lucerne phase farming to reduce deep drainage. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 58 12 (2007) 1142-1158
26. Wang E., van Oosterom E., Meinke H., Asseng S., Robertson M., Huth N., Keating B., and Probert M. The new APSIM-Wheat Model-performance and future improvements. In: Solutions for a better environment. Proceedings of the 11th Australian Agronomy Conference. 2-6 Feb. 2003, Geelong, Victoria. Australian Society of Agronomy (2003)