2008 trials

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A century of wheat

To observe the development of wheat varieties through breeding over the last 100 years.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Manangatang VIC
Research organisaton
Adapting crops to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide

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.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Horsham VIC
Research organisaton
AH/APW wheat variety trial - Marchagee

Evaluation of new and existing wheat varieties with AH and APW classification.

Liebe Group
2008 East Marchagee WA
Research organisaton
Aphid Management in Barley - Bullarah

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2008 Bullarah NSW
Research organisaton
Aphid Management in Barley - Gilgandra

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2008 Gilgandra NSW
Research organisaton
Aphid Management in Barley - Spring Ridge

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2008 Spring Ridge NSW
Research organisaton
Aphid Management in Barley - Yallaroi

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2008 Yallaroi NSW
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Barley maximum yield experiment

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

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2008 Balldale NSW
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Barley response to incremental irrigation

To calculate the incremental benefit of irrigation to barley to maximise water use efficiency and determine the growth stage to cease irrigation.

Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2008 Cressy TAS
Research organisaton
Barley row spacing trial
  • To determine how nitrogen timings developed for canopy management (based on stem elongation timings) apply to wider row spacing (300mm compared to 200mm) for both dry matter production, yield and grain quality outcomes.
  • To establish whether the interaction between row spacing and nitrogen timing differs between lower and higher rainfall scenarios.
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2008 Inverleigh VIC
Research organisaton
Barley variety demonstration - Ungarie

To conduct a barley variety demonstration at Ungarie.

Central West Farming Systems
2008 Ungarie NSW
Research organisaton
BARLEY VARIETY HERBICIDE TOLERANCE

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

MacKillop Farm Management Group
2008 Kybunga SA
Research organisaton
Barley variety response to grazing and ryegrass

The trial was designed to compare barley variety grain yield response to grazing in the presence of annual ryegrass.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Barley variety response to row spacing

To determine barley varietal performance across two seeding row spacings.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Barley variety response to seed rate and ryegrass

To determine varietal performances under various seeding rates and the ability of barley varieties to compete with annual ryegrass.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Barley variety trial

To evaluate Buloke and Hindmarsh to industry standards.

Liebe Group
2008 East Marchagee WA
Research organisaton
Barley variety trial

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

Southern Farming Systems
2008 Riccarton (Campbell Town) TAS
Research organisaton
Bayer191 demonstration

To demonstrate the performance and effectiveness of new pre-emergen chemistry, Bayer 191, in reducing resistant ryegass populations in winter cereals.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Jil JIl VIC
Research organisaton
Bolac wheat nirogen response trial

This trial compared 10 different nitrogen strategies consisting of a number products, rates and timings to determine the optimal strategy
for the site and season.

Southern Farming Systems
2008 Dunkeld VIC
Research organisaton
Brome and barley grass control in the Eyre Peninsula

To compare the grass weed control of various herbicides and compare crop safety and grain yield on wheat at Penong and barley at Mangalo.

Central West Farming Systems
2008 Penong SA
Research organisaton
Canola and juncea canola for low rainfall areas in 2009

To comment on nine new varieties of canola that will be marketed for 2009 sowings.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Canola in the Wimmera and Mallee: minimise the risk, maximise the yields

To discuss how to minimise risk while maximising yields.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Canola technology systems trial

To control weeds without compromising crop yield.

Southern Farming Systems
2008 Rossbridge VIC
Research organisaton
Canola variety trials

The canola variety trial at Mininera compares a number of commercially available Triazine Tolerant, Clearfield and Conventional canola varieties.

Southern Farming Systems
2008 Mininera VIC
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Canola vartiey trials

The canola variety trial at Inverleigh compares a number of commercially available Triazine Tolerant and Clearfield canola varieties.

Southern Farming Systems
2008 Inverleigh VIC
Research organisaton
Capstan barley nitrogen response trial

This trial compared 10 different nitrogen strategies consisting of a number products, rate and timings to determine the optimal strategy
for the site and season.

Southern Farming Systems
2008 Dunkeld VIC
Research organisaton
Chickpea plantback trial

To demonstrate the risk of sowing certain crop types in the year following application of common pre-emergent herbicide mixtures to chickpeas.

Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members
2008 Longerenong VIC
Research organisaton
Chickpea row spacing, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (also includes faba beans)

To investigate and model the effect of time of sowing on grain yields of chickpea and faba bean in southern NSW.

Southern Pulse Agronomy
2008 Wagga Wagga NSW
Research organisaton
Chickpea varieties

To test chickpea variety yields as part of the Pulse Breeding Australia and National Variety Testing programs.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Horsham VIC
Research organisaton
Chickpea variety trial - Marchagee

To conduct an evaluation of new and existing chickpea varieties.

Liebe Group
2008 East Marchagee WA
Research organisaton
Chickpeas: weed competition by variety trial

To look for chickpea plant types which are more competitive with ryegrass.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Comparison of barley varieties

To compare the performance of new barley varieties and lines against the current industry standards.

Hart Field Site Group
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Comparison of durum varieties

To compare the performance of new durum varieties and lines against the current industry standards.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Comparison of triticale varieties

To compare the performance of new triticale varieties and lines against the current industry standards.

Hart Field Site Group
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Comparison of wheat varieties

To compare the performance of new wheat varieties and lines against the current industry standards.

Hart Field Site Group
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Conserving moisture during summer

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Charlton VIC
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Conserving moisture during summer

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Hopetoun VIC
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Conserving moisture during summer

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Swan Hill VIC
Research organisaton
Conserving moisture during summer

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Charlton VIC
Research organisaton
Conserving moisture during summer

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Longerenong VIC
Research organisaton
Conserving moisture during summer

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Kerang VIC
Research organisaton
Control of bifora (bifora testiculata) - Black Springs

To compare previous best bet herbicide treatments with newer herbicides such as Affinity, Precept, Conclude, Torpedo and Velocity on the control of bifora.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Blyth SA
Research organisaton
Control of ryegrass with pre-emergent herbicides

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.

Hart Field Site Group
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Control of ryegrass with pre-emergent herbicides and inter-row sowing

To compare the effect of different pre-emergent herbicides and 2 seeding systems on wheat establishment and ryegrass control.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Controlling ryegrass along fencelines

To investigate the effectiveness of different herbicides on glyphosate resistance ryegrass along a fenceline.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Controlling ryegrass with different crop rotations

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

Birchip Cropping Group
2008 Jil JIl VIC
Research organisaton
Cost effective farming – financial analysis

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.

Hart Field Site Group
2008 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Critical breaking point?' The effects of drought and other pressures on farming families

To discuss the effects of drought and other pressures upon farming families in the Wimmera Southern Mallee region.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2008 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Crop comparison after wheat and canola

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

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2008 Balldale NSW
Research organisaton
Crop safety of Boxer Gold and Crusader

To investigate the crop safety of new products Boxer Gold (Syngenta) and Crusader (Dow).

Liebe Group
2008 East Marchagee WA
Research organisaton