Assessment of water-limited winter wheat yield potential at spatially contrasting sites in Ireland using a simple growth and development model

• Published in: Irish journal of agricultural and food research Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 65 - 76
• Main Authors: Lynch, J.P., Fealy, R., Doyle, D., Black, L., Spink, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Teagasc 19.09.2017; De Gruyter Open; Compuscript Ltd
• Subjects: biomass production; crops; disease incidence; dry matter partitioning; economic sustainability; farms; genetic resources; grain yield; growth and development; Ireland; meteorological data; model validation; profitability; radiation use efficiency; rain; seasonal variation; temperature; water content; winter wheat; yield gap; yield potential; Ireland

Although Irish winter wheat yields are among the highest globally, increases in the profitability of this crop are required to maintain its economic viability. However, in order to determine if efforts to further increase Irish wheat yields are likely to be successful, an accurate estimation of the...