Never underestimate importance of stored soil water
The Land Australia, Other, 28/10/2024, Bob Freebairn
Provided good agronomy is practised – such as rotations to reduce the impact of diseases and timely sowing – the level of crop available water, both stored and in-crop rainfall, in most years is a key to top crop yields. […] Research over many years, led by CSIRO and involving state agencies like NSW DPIRD (Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development) across Australia found, on average, extra annual wheat yield from good fallowing is 1.0t/ha or more.