Journal article
Effect of a heat wave on lentil grown under free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) in a semi-arid environment
M Bourgault, M Löw, S Tausz-Posch, JG Nuttall, AJ Delahunty, J Brand, JF Panozzo, L McDonald, GJ O’Leary, RD Armstrong, GJ Fitzgerald, M Tausz
Crop Science | WILEY | Published : 2018
Abstract
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have been increasing from ~280 to 405 mmol mol−1 air from the preindustrial era until now. As this rise is a major driver for global warming and increasing variability in weather patterns, it is predicted that the frequency and duration of heat waves will continue to increase in many arable regions during this century. Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a cool-season crop whose production has recently expanded into areas where it is subject to high temperature stress during pod filling (e.g., Australia). The objective of this experiment was to determine whether growth at elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations (e[CO2], imposed by free-air CO2 enrichment [FACE]) ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Australian Grains Free-Air CO<INF>2</INF> Enrichment program is jointly run by the University of Melbourne and Agriculture Victoria (Victoria State Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources) and receives additional funding from the Australian Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Grains Research and Development Corporation. The authors gratefully acknowledge Mahabubur Mollah for running the FACE technology, to Russel Argall and Ash Purdue for agronomic trial management, and to Sam Henty and Shahnaj Parvin for technical help.