Cubic metres of wood grown per megalitre of rainfall used by the stand. In a water-limited Mediterranean catchment it is the truest measure of biological productivity, cutting through wet-year and dry-year noise.
Blue gum growth rises sharply with rainfall and falls with evaporation; efficient sites convert each megalitre of water into more wood, and catchment water use is a live siting issue in WA.
DPIRD WA ↗Because plantations draw meaningfully on the water balance, efficiency matters both commercially and for the catchment. A rising figure means the site is turning scarce water into more wood; a falling one flags stress, salinity or over-stocking against the water supply.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Establish on deep soils that store and release winter rainfall.
Match stocking to site water supply to avoid moisture stress.
Site plantings with catchment water yield in mind, not just growth.
Cubic metres of wood grown per megalitre of rainfall used by the stand. In a water-limited Mediterranean catchment it is the truest measure of biological productivity, cutting through wet-year and dry-year noise.
You need: Net wood volume grown (m³/ha), Rainfall over period (mm). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Blue gum growth rises sharply with rainfall and falls with evaporation; efficient sites convert each megalitre of water into more wood, and catchment water use is a live siting issue in WA.
Establish on deep soils that store and release winter rainfall. Match stocking to site water supply to avoid moisture stress. Site plantings with catchment water yield in mind, not just growth.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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