Pulse establishment under investigation

December 13th, 2021

groundcover.grdc.com.au, Other, 11/12/2021
As seasonal rainfall and the autumn break become more erratic, it is increasingly challenging to establish crops, particularly in Western Australia’s low and medium-rainfall areas. […] As a plant physiologist fascinated by the complexity of farming systems, Dr Sarah Rich from CSIRO brings unique insights to a GRDC-supported postdoctoral project, determining how frequently these sowing opportunities could occur and how deep sowing could help plant species, in particular high-value pulses, chase water.