Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Assessing the Impact of Rainfall Variability on Watertables in Irrigation Areas
Published 2001-01-01This report describes three different methods i.e. Quartiles, Deciles and a Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) of quantifying rainfall variability. The quartile and decile methods divide the data sets into discrete intervals ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Modelling the Fate of Molinate in Rice Paddies of South Eastern Australia Using RICEWG
Published 2005-06-22Contamination of drainage channels and creeks with pesticides used in rice production is of concern in south eastern Australia. Of major concern is the herbicide molinate that is detected in over 25% of water samples. This ...Open AccessOther -
Researching Solutions to the Sustainability and Environmental Challenges for Rice-based Cropping Systems in Southern Australia
Published 2005-10-19The major threat to the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the rice growing regions of the southern Australia is secondary salinisation as a result of rising watertables. Rice growing contributes about half of the ...Open AccessOther -
Quantifying Climate and Management Impacts on Watertables and Soil Salinity (Summary)
Published 2005-01-01This report describes the development of a surface-groundwater interaction model for the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), situated in New South Wales, about 600 km west of Sydney and 900 km east of Adelaide. The MIA ...Open AccessOther -
Integration of 1401 Graduate Studies (Groundwater Management for Sustainable Farming Systems)
Published 2005-01-01This report presents the integration of research studies carried out by the graduate students at UTS and UNSW as part of the CRC for Sustainable Rice Production Graduate Studies Program. It evaluates the methodologies and ...Open AccessOther