Quantifying quality under elevated CO_2

摘要

THE impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (C0_2) levels on Australia's grains industry is being closely examined by scientists involved in the Australian Grain Free Air C0_2 Enrichment (Agface) program at Horsham in the Victorian Wimmera. With C0_2 levels predicted to rise by about 40 per cent over the next 40 years, the Agface program - a joint initiative of the Department of Primary Industries, the University of Melbourne and the GRDC - was set up in 2007. The objective was to provide tools and information that will enable the grains industry, through policy makers and pre-breeders, to remain productive and competitive despite changes in climate.