Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Understanding Amylose Structure, What It Controls And What Controls It.
Published 2005-10-20Starch accounts for at least 92% (dry weight) of a milled rice grain. Starch is comprised of two fractions, amylose and amylopectin. Amylose content can range from 0% (in waxy rice) to about 30%. Amylose is essentially a ...Open AccessOther -
Quantifying and Maximising the Benefits of Crops After Rice
Published 2005-01-01At the time this project was conceived, rising watertables and subsequent salinisation were considered to be the major threats to the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the rice growing areas of southern NSW. The ...Open AccessOther -
Strategies for Improving the Water Use Efficiency of Rice
Published 2005-10-20The cost of irrigation water accounts for 30-38% of the total variable costs of rice production in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Valleys. Rice production consumes a substantial proportion of the available supply of irrigation ...Open AccessOther -
Surface-Groundwater Iteraction Model of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (Development of the Hydrogeological Databases)
Published 2002-08-01This brief discussion paper documents key points arising from the Overseas Visit (24-28 June 2002) to the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) Joint Research Unit – Innovation in Montpellier, France1. The ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
The Persistence of Pesticides in Floodwaters and How This is Influenced by Water Management and Layout
Published 2005-01-01The detection of pesticides in drainage water from rice in the MIA that frequently exceeded NSW Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for the protection of aquatic ecosystems led to rice growers with-holding water for ...Open AccessOther