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Water-Efficient Wheat Trials PromisingSYDNEY - Mar 5/04 - SNS -- Australian trials of new varieties of water-efficient wheat are promising, say researchers with CSIRO. In 12 independent field trials held across New South Wales in 2003, Drysdale wheat yielded an average of 23 per cent more grain than the current recommended variety Diamondbird, despite very dry conditions. "If Drysdale was sown throughout southern and central New South Wales, it could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the average crop value," says CSIRO's Dr Richard Richards. "Based on 2003 crop data, this could earn farmers over $100 per hectare extra income and mean the difference between a good or a bad year." The subscriber version of the article is available by Clicking here
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