2007 trials

To determine if DGT could predict P fertiliser requirements for the field and to compare results from the DGT soil P test with other common soil P testing techniques (Colwell P and resin).

To gain knowledge that will allow the Australian grains industry to maintain productivity by adapting crops and cropping systems to the effects of elevated CO2.

Evaluation of new and existing wheat varieties classified as AH or APW

Trials were conducted by the BCG to evaluate a range of these alternative oilseed options.

• To test the performance of a range of subsoil amendments.

To determine if early season barley varieties bred for the lower rainfall locations better suited later sowing of barley when compared to Gairdner in the HRZ.

Evaluation of new and existing Angustifolius lupin varieties.

To consider how the system choices in the BCG farming systems trial over the past eight years would play out with likely 2008 prices, and to highlight some of the consistent lessons that can be applied on-farm, to farming systems change in 2008.

To compare different blackleg control measures in canola.

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

This trial evaluates the varieties with a fungicide programme to determine the yield response of the varieties to controlling foliar leaf diseases against a control of no fungicide. 

To investigate:

• the efficacy of the pre-emergent herbicide treatments on brome grass,
• the weed competitiveness of different varieties at different row spacing configurations, and
• the relative yields of the different varieties with the different herbicide applications and row spacing configurations.

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

Evaluation of the ability of barley varieties to tolerate acid/aluminum soils.

To generate independent information for growers about newly released barley crop varieties.

This research aims to evaluate all new varieties in the NVT program.

To evaluate thirty barley breeding lines from the Tasmanian breeding program.

The experience from trial work with TM21 in Canada and Vietnam has been that farmers have been able to reduce some of their inputs as well as maintain or increase their yield. BEST Australia set up a long-term trial at the Liebe Group Long Term Trial Site (LTRS) comparing fertiliser rates at three different input levels. This trial will continue over the next few years. During that time, BEST will be evaluating the trial at LTRS to show that fertiliser efficiency increases by using TM21 in Austr

To look at the potential of black urea in terms of lifting yields through better nitrogen efficiency.

To assess wether field pea breeding advancements in resistance to blackspot are significant enough to allow management changes to sowing time in this crop.

To investigate:

• the effect of time of cutting on canola dry matter, quality and profitability,
• the effect of variety selection on canola dry matter, quality and profitability, and
• the profitability of hay compared to grain production.

To comment on canola varieties for 2008.

This trial compares a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that are potentially
suitable for growing in southern Victoria.

• To demonstrate the effect of crop canopy densities on pollination.

To determine optimum disease management strategy, focussing on podding applications, in new resistant and moderately resistant desi and kabuli chickpea varieties.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the development of appropriate disease management strategies.

To determine optimum disease management strategy, focussing on podding applications, in new resistant and moderately resistant desi and kabuli chickpea varieties.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum plant densities.

To investigate effects of changing row spacing on chickpea yield.

To determine optimum sowing dates, plant densities and row space for new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties.

To conduct a chickpea variety trial.

To determine the interaction of row spacing and plant population on chickpea yield.

To conduct a pre-release evaluation (crop tolerance testing) of potential new canola quality Brassica juncea varieties (J05Z-08920 and J05Z-08960) for tolerance to the appropriate CLEARFIELD® (imidazolinone) herbicide products.

The objective of this trial is to test the effectiveness of the two different forms of nitrogen, two nitrogen timings and two nitrogen
timings and two nitrogen dressings on yield and grain quality. 

This trial aims to test the effectiveness of various granular and liquid nitrogen products, two nitrogen timings and two nitrogen dressings on yield and grain quality.

1. Assess the potential yield loss/gains when increasing the seed row width for the benefits of subsequent inter‐row (no‐till) cropping;
2. To determine if nitrogen application efficiency can be increased in wider row spacing by applying the nitrogen either as an up front or in crop treatment;
3. To assess the varietal yield response to row spacing width, in response to nitrogen timing and row widths;
4. To assess weed incidence and disease pressure across each seed row width to determine crop competition factors.

To evaluate new Lupin inoculation initiatives in high background populations of naturalised Rhizobium strains in medium–low rainfall cereal/lupin rotation

To compare the effect of different pre-emergent herbicides applied pre sowing and post sowing on wheat
establishment and ryegrass control and to specifically improve the control of ryegrass in the crop row.

To investigate pre-emergent trifluralin mixes for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.

To investigate pre-emergent trifluralin mixes for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.

To assess the ryegrass control ability of crop rotation, in combination with pre- and post- emergent herbicides.

To assess the financial consequences of changing farming systems and inputs, specifically investigating the impact of changing break crop type and reduced fertiliser inputs on subsequent wheat yields and longer term profitability.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To investigate the effect of crop topping cereals for annual ryegrass control with nonselective herbicides.

To compare the returns of barley, canola, wheat and triticale.

To determine the correct maturity timing required in faba beans for successful crop topping practice.

To evaluate durum breeding lines and commercial cultivars of bread wheat and durum wheat for resistance and tolerance to crown rot (Fusarium pseudograminearum).

To evaluate durum breeding lines and commercial cultivars of bread wheat and durum wheat for resistance and tolerance to crown rot (Fusarium pseudograminearum).

The purpose of this trial is to determine if there are benefits from applications of a biological based product developed by Basic Environmental Systems and Technology (B.E.S.T) namely ‘Customer Formulated Fertiliser’ (CFF).