CRC for Future Farm Industries…New woody crops

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Woody Crop Research

Paul TurnbullWoody Crops Program Leader

The Future Farm Industries CRCPaul.Turnbull@dpi.vic.gov.au

Ph 0409 402 179

Presented atSA Symposia Bridging Productivity and SustainabilitySA Symposia Bridging Productivity and Sustainability

22 June 2010

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Woody Crop Research – part of a network seeking a future mallee biomass industry

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CRC’s Woody Crop Program

Breeding – Richard Mazanec

Water and Nutrient Sustainability Gen 2 –D i l M dhDaniel Mendham

Harvesting Systems – Peter Zurzolo

Biomass Sustainability Studies – Amir Abadi

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Breeding Trial Site

Breeding Short Cycle Woody CropsBreeding Short Cycle Woody Crops – Richard Mazanec

Seed orchard in flower

5Glass house cuttingsDrummartin Trial Oct 2009

2009 Planting Season

18 864 trees planted + bufferstotal > 12 haEstimated 25-30% gain in leaf cineole gconcentration (against trial average)3-8% gain in Biomass3 8% gain in Biomass

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E. polybractea coppice

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Cuttings in mist house

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E. Polybractea cutting age 6 weeks

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Root development at 6 weeks

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2010 Cuttings Program

18/20 new clones captured in 2009/10 thus far.Overall 23% strike rate to dateU f 6% i 2009

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Up from 6% in 2009

1 yr Old Clones

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2009/2010 program

More E. polybractea clones to be t dcaptured

E. loxophleba lissophloia 3 trials - 125 familiesE. loxophleba gratiae 3 trials – 90 familiesp gMallee species trials Victoria (advisory role)role)A. saligna coppicing trialAt i l

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Future emphasis

Eucalyptus polybracteaAcacia salignaAcacia salignaEucalyptus loxophleba ssp lissophloia Eucalyptus loxophleba ssp gratiaeEucalyptus loxophleba ssp gratiaeE. viridis (green mallee)E. porosa (mallee box)E. porosa (mallee box)E. cneorifolia (Kangaroo Island narrow-leaved mallee)E. bakeri (Bakers mallee northern Nsw -southern Qld)

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FP18/Gen2 project: Daniel MendhamManagement of nutrients and waterManagement of nutrients and water for high mallee biomass supply

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Nutrients and water for mallee biomass supply

Support from 2nd Generation Biofuels fund – part of DRETSupport from 2 Generation Biofuels fund part of DRETOur project is Task 1 of a larger 6-task project being led by Curtin UniversityProject teamProject team

CSIRODaniel Mendham, Rick Bennett, Gary Ogden, Georg Wiehl

DECJohn Bartle, Adam Peck, Wally Edgecombe, Matt Forbes, , y g ,

UWAMark Tibbett, Alana Shedley, Keith Smettem

DAFWADAFWAKim Brooksbank, Rob Sudmeyer

Time frame

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Nutrients and water for mallee biomass supply

Project structure• Nutrient sustainability

• Changes in nutrient pools• Changes in nutrient dynamics

• Physiological sustainability• Coppicing frequency g y

• Responses to nutrients• Harvest season

• Water sustainability• Soil water depletion• Water harvesting

• Competitive sustainability• Water harvesting

• Integration and modelling

• Interactions with ag.

Knowledge and tools

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Knowledge and toolsto support sustainable

mallee production

Harvesting – supply chain to processing P t Z l

Woody crop production Harvest

– Peter ZurzoloWoody crop production Harvest

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ProcessingTransport

Products:

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Products:1. Biofuel or Bioenergy2. Biochar3. Cineole

184. Co-products and biomaterials5. Sequestered carbon

Biomass Feasibility StudiesAmir AbadiAmir Abadi

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Woody Crops Farming System

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