Water is a finite resource and widely accepted as the most universally limiting determinant of crop yield in Australia. In the face of climate change, and in one of the driest and most variable environments on the planet, unproductive water use through evaporation, run-off and deep drainage frequently present an opportunity lost. New approaches to transform the capture, storage and availability of water for crops have the potential to deliver step change yield improvement and sustainability benefit. Changes to fundamental crop architecture, physiology and/or biochemistry may change the game in regard to the uptake and conversion of available water to crop yield and quality.
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