trials

To investigate the effectiveness of BTH (benzothiadiazole) to increase a crops resilience to disease.

To assess the yield of the plant growth regulator (PGR), Moddus Evo and foliar fungicides Amistar Xtra, Cogito and experimental in furrow fungicide SYNSIF1 when used in barley. Previous work has shown that when combining PGRs with good quality fungicides yield and return on investment can be significantly enhanced in cereal crops grown in high rainfall environments. The aim of this trial was to explore these affects in more detail.

To work out what the limiting factors to production are on the sodic soils of the Tyrell land system.

• To define the expression of adult plant resistance (APR) in a range of wheat cultivars in relation to environmental conditions and growth stage.
• To develop improved strategies for intervention with fungicides in the control of stripe rust and yellow leaf spot in susceptible and resistant wheat, and the communication of the strategies to industry stakeholder.
• To develop a model to support growers on the relative merits of applying fungicide for diease control, which takes account of climate, expected yield, economic outlook and genetic inputs including APR.

• To define the expression of Adult Plant Resistance (APR) in a range of wheat cultivars in relation to environmental conditions and growth stage.
• To develop improved strategies for intervention with fungicides in the control of stripe rust and yellow leaf spot in susceptible and resistant wheat, and the communication of the strategies to industry stakeholders.

To explore adult plant resistance and strategic fungicide use for integrated management of cereal rust

Determine the value of nitrogenand fungicide on the profitability of new wheat varieties with different disease resistances in wheat on wheat system.

To determine the value of nitrogen and fungicide on the profitability of new wheat varieties with different disease resistances in wheat on wheat system.

• To assess the efficacy of Sumisclex and Bravo fungicide when sprayed at different stages of Albus lupin crop growth.
• To assess the afficacy of Aviator, Custodia, 1404, Switch and Amistar Top at preventing disease on Albus lupins at 100% flowering stages.

To determine if an economic result was seen after spraying of an H45 crop for stripe rust.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barleyTo evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barley.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To assess the efficacy of foliar fungicide application prior to stem extension for control of yellow spot or stagonospora nodorum in wheat in low rainfall zones.

To assess the efficacy of foliar fungicide application prior to stem extension for control of yellow spot or stagonospora nodorum in wheat in low rainfall zones.

• To evaluate Ascochyta blight (AB) response of new varieties and advanced breeding lines by comparing their susceptibility to known varieties

To assess efficacy of registered fungicides for Ascochyta control

To compare different blackleg control measures in canola.

To evaluate different foliar disease management strategies on a highly susceptible wheat variety (Chara) to both stripe rust and leaf rust.

To test a number of plant health products as to their effect in controlling leaf disease in wheat.

To compare the performance of a number of foliar fungicides in barley. 

To compare the performance of a number of foliar fungicides in wheat. 

• To assess the impact of foliar disease control on the yield and quality of different wheat varieties
• To gather further data on the agronomic performance of various wheat varieties

The overall objective is to determine the influence of strobilurin fungicide application on the nitrogen requirement for malting barley.

To test the efficacy of a range of experimental (unregistered) foliar fungicides against the above strategy in controlling blackspot in field pea in three major production areas of South Australia.

To test the efficacy of a range of experimental (unregistered) foliar fungicides against the above strategy in controlling blackspot in field pea in three major production areas of South Australia.

• The overall objective is to determine the influence of strobilurin fungicide application on the nitrogen requirement for malting barley.
• Within this overall objective there are a number of component objectives that are interrelated
• To assess the impact of strobilurin fungicide over and above conventional triazole fungicides on nitrogen requirement for malting barley, in effect to quantify any interaction between disease management and applied nitrogen. 
• To measure the effect of disease management using strobilurins on the yield and quality of winter wheat malting barley.
• To calculate the cost-effectiveness of strobilurin and applied nitrogen in relation to grain quality.

To investigate a range of rates and timings of foliar fungicide to try to reduce the impact of aerial blackleg.

To conduct a barley seed dressing trial.

To conduct an evaluation of Jockey seed applied fungicide.

The aim was to compare Barley fungicide seed dressing products. To measure seedling growth, establishment, disease control and yield.

To compare a number of different products used to control diseases in barly in the southern Mallee and norther Wimmera.

To evaluate the effectiveness of various strategies for managing foliar diseases in separate barley (Experiment 1) and wheat (Experiment 2) experiments using foliar and fertiliser applied fungicides.

To assess the timing of fungicide application to determine the optimal time of application to minimise disease pressure and to assess the role of triticonazole as a seed dressing to minimise the affect of foliar diseases on barley.

To assess both yield and grain quality responses to a number of foliar fungicide products.

To determine the effectiveness of plant growth regulators and fungicides on barley yields.

• To test responses of barley to a range of fungicide disease control regimes using two different timings of the foliar fungicide Bumper and the in-furrow fertilizer treatment impact.
• To determine which fungicide strategies are optimum for use on barley
• To compare the responsiveness of various barley varieties to different fungicide regimes

To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.

To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.

To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.

To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.

To evaluate different barley varieties for yield and grain quality under both a nil foliar fungicide regime and a 3 spray fungicide regime.