Table 2 Some basic climate, geological, and soil information for locations of BR1996/97 trials: Mean Temperature of Growing Season (Sep-Apr) (TGS), Mean Temperature Driest Month (TDM), Precipitation in Growing Season (Sep-Apr) (PGS), Precipitation Driest Quarter (PDQ), Total Evaporation (TE), Aridity Index (AIX), Parent Rock Code (PRC), Weathering Index (WI), Top soil Bulk Density (BD), Top soil PH

BR9601

GT

15.2

24.4

316

89

1,313

14

022

72

1.5

5.1

BR9604

GT

15.4

24.3

319

92

1,336

13.4

022

85

1.3

5.3

BR9606

GT

15.0

24.2

338

83

1,311

10.1

022

85

1.4

6.1

BR9608

CV

14.8

23.4

311

119

1,300

12.6

112

52

1.4

4.6

BR9610

TAS

10.7

18.5

808

234

899

2.4

051

67

1.0

6.0

BR9611

GL

15.3

21.5

391

143

1,180

5.5

021

64

1.3

4.6

BR9613

GL

15.4

19.8

443

170

1,143

4.1

021

64

1.3

5.1

BR9614

TAS

11.2

17.2

489

163

936

4.1

111

48

1.0

6.4

BR9615

TAS

13.0

21.6

575

183

1,015

7.2

091

66

0.8

4.8

BR9617

MV

15.0

24.0

484

156

1,169

10

051

77

N/A

N/A

BR9701

WA

17.5

30.2

295

41

1,414

310

071

71

1.5

4.8

BR9702

WA

17.5

30.7

267

45

1,357

213

071

71

1.5

4.8

BR9703

GT

15.1

24.0

317

82

1,332

11.3

042

81

1.4

6.1

BR9705

GT

15.2

24.9

322

92

1,314

13.8

042

81

1.5

4.7

BR9707

GT

15.1

24.3

314

85

1,321

9.9

041

55

1.4

5.2

BR9709

CV

14.6

22.4

319

119

1,294

7.1

112

52

1.4

4.6

BR9710

CV(OTW)

13.3

20.6

740

219

1,163

2.7

051

71

1.0

4.4

BR9712

TAS

12.6

21.0

558

178

1036.4

4.3

051

67

1.0

5.1

BR9713

GL

15.4

19.8

443

170

1,143

4.1

021

64

1.3

5.1

BR9715

TAS

12.2

19.7

547

187

954

23.4

051

63

N/A

N/A