Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

185 Symposium--Understanding the Yield Gap in World-Wide Wheat Production and the Opportunities for International Collaboration

Oral Session
ASA Section: Global Agronomy
Closing the yield gap in wheat production around the world is a major focus of the Wheat Initiative’s Expert Working Group (EWG) for Agronomy. The main aim is to consolidate the global expertise for agronomy with a focus on wheat production systems.  The symposium will focus on the following topics: 1. Current wheat research being conducted throughout the world; 2. Understanding the limitations to wheat production; 3. Quantifying water, nutrient, and radiation use efficiency in wheat production systems; 4. Wheat production research in the 21st century; and 5. Linking the components in the G x E x M complex.
Cosponsor(s):

Wheat Initiative Agronomists Community

Tuesday, October 24, 2017: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Grand Ballroom C

Community Leader:
Jerry L. Hatfield
Organizer:
Jerry L. Hatfield
Moderator:
Brian L. Beres
8:00 AM
The Wheat Initiative: An Overview.
Jerry L. Hatfield, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
8:05 AM
Overview of the Wheat Initiative and an Expert Working Group for Agronomy.
Brian L. Beres, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Jerry L. Hatfield, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; John Kirkegaard, CSIRO; Sanford Eigenbrode, University of Idaho; William L Pan, Washington State University
8:25 AM
Understanding the Yield Gap in Wheat Production.
Jerry L. Hatfield, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
8:45 AM
AgMIP-Wheat - Advances in Wheat Modeling.
Senthold Asseng, University of Florida
9:05 AM
Beyond Conservation Agriculture - Principles, Pragmatism and Productivity in Wheat Farming Systems.
John Kirkegaard, CSIRO; James Hunt, La Trobe University; Clive Kirkby, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Tony Swan, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Mark Conyers, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
9:25 AM
Early Sowing Systems Can Adapt Australian Wheat Production to Rainfall Decline.
James Hunt, La Trobe University; Julianne M Lilley, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Ben Trevaskis, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Allan Peake, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Andrew Fletcher, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Bonnie M Flohr, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; Alexander B Zwart, Data61 CSIRO; David Gobbett, CSIRO Agriculture and Food; John Kirkegaard, CSIRO Agriculture and Food
9:45 AM
Discussion
10:00 AM
Adjourn