Elevated atmospheric [CO2] can dramatically increase wheat yields in semi-arid environments and buffer against heat waves

Glenn J Fitzgerald; Michael Tausz; Garry O'Leary; Mahabubur R Mollah; Sabine Tausz-Posch; Saman Seneweera; Ivan Mock; Markus Low; Debra L Partington; David McNeil; Robert M Norton

Journal article

Elevated atmospheric [CO2] can dramatically increase wheat yields in semi-arid environments and buffer against heat waves

Glenn J Fitzgerald, Michael Tausz, Garry O'Leary, Mahabubur R Mollah, Sabine Tausz-Posch, Saman Seneweera, Ivan Mock, Markus Low, Debra L Partington, David McNeil, Robert M Norton

Global Change Biology | WILEY | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13263

University of Melbourne Researchers

Saman Seneweera Author Agriculture and Food

Garry O'Leary Author Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences

Robert Norton Author Agriculture and Food

Glenn Fitzgerald Author Agriculture and Food

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

Research within the AGFACE facility was supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture in a joint collaboration between the Victoria State Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) and the University of Melbourne (UM). We wish to acknowledge the crucial contributions of Russel Argall (DEDJTR), Peter Howie (UM), Janine Fitzpatrick (DEDJTR), and Justine Ellis (DEDJTR) in running and maintaining the AGFACE facility, collecting key measurements and for sample processing.