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To determine the impact of sheep grazing on stubbles during the summer fallow period on soil properties, crop resources and growth under no-till, controlled traffic cropping with strict weed control.
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To demonstrate the effect of water rates and droplet size on the efficacy of pre-emergent herbicides in retained stubble systems in the medium rainfall zone of South-East of South Australia.
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To discuss six seasons of the Farming System Trial in the southern Mallee.
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To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.
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To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.
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To provide information about soil biology in farming systems.
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To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil improvement.
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To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil health and structure improvements.
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Identifying if the increase in soil organic matter content could be beneficial for improving soil water holding capacity, increasing nutrient supply.
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Work conducted by Clive Kirkby (CSIRO) has investigated the feasibility of increasing soil carbon levels with the use of balanced amounts of nutrients and incorporation of stubble.
The overall aim of the project was to raise awareness of farmers about how they can reduce green house gas emissions, sequester soil carbon and make improve… read more
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To assess the impact of the 2006 drought on soil resources of the Mallee region, and to identify preventative means for soil stabilization.
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A total of 87 paddocks were surveyed as a part of a longitudinal study of soil- and stubbleborne diseases in southern NSW (sNSW) farming systems. Particular emphasis has been placed on the soil-borne disease, crown rot.
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Issue upper EP farmers identified as a problem was sowing into retained pasture residue with pasture vines causing issues with blockages at sowing and uneven germination. The trial at Mount Cooper was designed to compare crop establishment and production, and weed and pest control effectiveness in the presence and absence of legume pasture resid… read more
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Trials in the Mallee have highlighted the benefits of strong early crop establishment and nutrition, particularly on sands. Non-wetting (or water repellent) sands have presented additional challenges. Global Positional System (GPS) guided seeding is increasingly common and presents the opportunity for strategic placement of seed in relation to l… read more
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Trials in the Mallee have highlighted the benefits of strong early crop establishment and nutrition, particularly on sands. Non-wetting (or water repellent) sands have presented additional challenges. Global Positional System (GPS) guided seeding is increasingly common and presents the opportunity for strategic placement of seed in relation to l… read more
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To investigate the effect of the sowing treatment on weed populations and crop performance on two contrasting soil types (a dune sand and a heavier clay loam swale).
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The demonstrate the effects of increasing N fertiliser rates on harvest index and stubble N%.
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To investigate if stubble/seeding direction and management (plus or minus stubble) effects lentil growth and yield
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To investigate how differing summer farming practices influence stored water and how plant available water may influence grain yield potential and grain quality attributes in the low rainfall area in central NSW.
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To evaluate the impact of cereal stubble height on fallow water efficiency.
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To investigate the incorporation and breakdown of stubbles by adding nutrients.
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To determin the effect of grazing and burning stubbles on grain yield and quality in no-till and zero-till controlled traffic farming systems in SNSW.
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To develope regional guidelines and recommendations that assist growers and advisors to consistently retain stubbles profitably.
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This project aims to maintain the profitability of stubble retained systems by identifying key issues that are affecting the level of rofitability with growers, and then through utilising existing research and conducting locally specific trial and extension work assist growers to overcome these issues.
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To maintain the profitability of stubble retained systems by identifying key issues that are affecting the level of profitability with growers, and then through utilising existing research and conducting locally specific trial and extension work assist growers to overcome these
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To investigate the influence of stubble management and rate on the duration, severity and frost damage in frost prone parts of the landscape in the Mallee and Wimmera regions.
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To demonstrate the impact of different stubble management techniques on soil biota activity and nutrition demands would be monitored using the same fertiliser applications in crop and by comparing yields. In subsequent years the effect of different treatments will be monitored.
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To explore the issues that impact on the profitability of retaining stubbles across a range of environments in southern Australia with the aim of developing regional guidelines and recommendations that assist growers and advisors to consistently retain stubbles profitably.
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All four trials were aiming to evaluate what alternative stubble retention practices can be implemented into the cropping system, without
incurring yield penalty or significant cost to the grower.
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Over recent seasons adoption of stubble retention has plateaued in the Mallee and some growers are reducing the area of stubble retained until the next growing season. An experiment was undertaken to identify potential improvements in stubble management so this trend could be reversed. The experiment examined how different amounts and types of s… read more
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To investigate the impact of stubble on frost severity and duration.
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To quantify the impact of stubble on the severity and duration of frost through canopy temperature and grain yield.
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To determine the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.
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To determine the nutrient loss from stubbles of various crop types following summer rainfall.
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To investigate the effects of sowing barley and peas into a wheat stubble (standing, slashed and burnt).
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To investigate the effects of sowing various crops into different stubble management techniques: burnt, burnt and worked, mulched, slashed and standing.
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Determine if there is an interaction between temperature and various rates of stubble and outline whether increased stubble loads change the severtiy and duration of frost.
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Determine if there is an interaction between temperature and various rates of stubble and outline whether increased stubble loads change the severtiy and duration of frost.
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To determine the effect of stubble type (wheat, peas and canola) and load (from Decile 2, 5 and 8
seasons) on subsequent soil and crop nutrition.
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To measure ryegrass populations under continuous cropping with a range of stubble and tillage practices.
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To measure the interaction between stubble management and soil moisture on:
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To measure the interaction between stubble management, frequency of rainfall events and fertiliser nitrogen on:
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To determine responses to Super Phos, Potash and Lime in a pasture wheat rotation over 5 years.
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To record experiences of farmers using rotational grazing on stubbles (putting high numbers of stock on paddocks for short periods of time) suggest that more surface cover remains and less tracking is evident compared to paddocks where a lower stocking density for longer periods is used.
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To identify management decisions that impact on blackspot in field peas and to validate disease risk predictions from Blackspot Manager.
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To present the 'greenhouse story'.
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To identify nutrient and stubble management practices which result in increased soil organic matter.
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To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.
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To investigate the dynamics of N in stubble-retained systems.
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To demonstrate the pros and cons of different stubble/ soil management and establishment treatments.
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This experiment, which was part of a larger project based at Tamworth (BLG106), was conducted to determine the effect on chickpea and lentil crop development and grain yield from varying amounts of cereal surface residue (mimicking stubble load) and the resulting lower temperatures.
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To examine the interaction between various combinations of nitrogen, sowing rate and grazing to maximise drymatter production and see what impact this has on grain yield and quality and stubble mass post harvest.
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To determine if differences in early crop growth and development of crops under different stubble management strategies was due to differences in early-season nitrogen (N) supply.
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To determine if differences in early crop growth and development of crops under different stubble management strategies was due to differences in early-season nitrogen (N) supply.
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To examine the livestock benefits and impacts on cereal yield and stubble aftermath by grazing.
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To determine the role of stubble management on frost severity and its effects on the grain yield of wheat
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To ascertain the amount and availability of N under varying stubble management practices and soil environments.
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To investigate optimum safe trifluralin rates and water rates in wheat on canola stubble.
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To assess the potential to use Ultra High Pressure (UHP) liquid injection technology to apply an ultra low soil disturbance UAN sideband into cropping soils and test whether UHP injection of UAN is a viable alternative N application method for the future.
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To determine the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.
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Compare 6 barley (feed and malt) and 6 wheat (APW and AH) varieties response to increasing nitrogen applications across 5 locations across the wheatbelt. We have only included information for Binnu location.
Assess responsiveness of new varieties to management and the consequences for grain yield, grain quality and overall agronomic … read more
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To search for answers about white grain on Eyre Peninsula.
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To observe and record what impact varying stubble heights have on wind speed and therefore soil erosion and crop vigour
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To determine the impact of stubble burning on snail populations in a canola paddock
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To determine the impact of stubble burning on snail populations in a canola paddock
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To demonstrate the effect of water rates and droplet size on the efficacy of pre-emergent herbicides, and to assess the impact of increased ground speed on the efficacy of Sakura in retained stubble systems in the medium rainfall zone of South-East of South Australia.
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This was the second year of a three-year trial, funded by the South Australian Grains Industry Trust (SAGIT), to evaluate the nitrogen fixation capabilities of various legume species commonly grown on Kangaroo Island.
In this second year, the trial was set up to answer the following questions:
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To evaluate the the value of foliar fungicide sprays for the control of yellow leaf spot in wheat established in the stubble of the previous wheat crop under no till.
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To compare two commonly planted wheat varietie, Scout and Corack, tested under three different fungicide regimes for suceptibility to yellow leaf spot
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To evaluate the reported yellow leaf spot susceptibility ratings of 20 common wheat varieties
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The project objectives were to: determine what effect stubble load and type had on YLS infection. Determine whether changing cultural practices would aid in reducing YLS incidence. Investigate the effect of fungicide application timing and nutrition on YLS severity.
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To determine if any specific treatments reduced the impact of frost.