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Identification of synergies and trade-offs in cropping system performance in southern Australia

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  • Luo, Li
  • Knowling, Matthew J.
  • Zecchin, Aaron C.
  • McDonald, Glenn K.

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Expectations are mounting on cropping systems to satisfy objectives across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. To identify cropping systems with an enhanced capacity to deliver on these diverse objectives, it is essential to understand both how these systems perform for a wide range of quantifiable performance metrics and the extent of synergies and trade-offs between these metrics, as they describe the underlying system's processes and properties. Such knowledge is presently lacking for dryland cropping systems in the southern grains region of Australia (SGR), one of the largest global grain production regions.

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  • Luo, Li & Knowling, Matthew J. & Zecchin, Aaron C. & McDonald, Glenn K., 2026. "Identification of synergies and trade-offs in cropping system performance in southern Australia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:231:y:2026:i:c:s0308521x25002963
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104556
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