A research effort led by CSIRO, with GRDC investment, has developed a modeling tool that could in future years help growers rapidly understand the extent of crop damage following a frost event to aid with timely decision-making post-frost.

The Frost Mapping project is one of a number of projects related to GRDC’s key investment target strategy for frost.

Further information:

David Gobbett
Senior Experimental Scientist / Spatial Data Analyst
Integrated Agricultural Systems
CSIRO Agriculture & Food

Phone: +61 8 8303 8741 | Mobile: 043 887 5531 | david.gobbett@csiro.au | http://people.csiro.au/G/D/David-Gobbett.aspx |
Postal: Locked Bag 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia | Site: CSIRO Waite Campus, Gate 4, Waite Rd, Urrbrae, SA 5064

Useful Resources

A range of resources to help growers identify and manage frosted crops are available on the GRDC website:

• Frost Identification Guide, produced by DPIRD with co-investment from GRDC, available at https://grdc.com.au/CerealFrostIDGuide
• GRDC Managing Frost Risk Tips and Tactics at https://grdc.com.au/ManagingFrostRisk
• More information on frost management can be found via the GRDC’s suite of GrowNotes™ publications available at https://grdc.com.au/grownotes

And on CSIRO’s website…

• https://research.csiro.au/climatesmartagriculture/our-research/mitigation-and-adaptation/frost-modelling-project/
• https://people.csiro.au/N/U/Uday-Nidumolu
• https://people.csiro.au/g/d/david-gobbett