Moisture for germination and growth is critical to crop performance. Many different strategies exist to conserve soil moisture pre and post sowing, including spraying and tillage.
Online Farm Trials contains 150 trials covering issues that include: managing moisture variability within paddock; crop rotations that optimise moisture availability in the sequence; impacts of break crops and summer crops for production; and, future crop gains and interactions between soil moisture and nitrogen conservation, including timing of fertiliser application. There are 65 published trials for wheat, 16 for canola and 16 for barley linked to soil moisture conservation and use. There are also trials for lupins (6) and vetch (4).
For further information on soil moisture strategies, refer to the following case studies on low rainfall environments that consider summer weed control options to managing soil moisture:
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To report on the 2016 season assessment of the capability of this test to:
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To compare current varieties to ones which are not commonly grown in the district, and to compare varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where National Wheat Variety trials are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local Agricultural Bureaux to compare current varieties to ones which are not commonly grown in their respective districts, and to compare varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local Agricultural Bureaux to compare current varieties to ones which are not commonly grown in their respective districts, and to compare varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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The wheat and barley variety demonstrations were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureaus to compare current varieties to potential new varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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These variety trials were identified as priorities by local agricultural bureau groups to evaluate commonly grown varieties, compare them to newly released varieties and provide further information on varietal performance in soil types and rainfall regions where wheat and barley National Variety Trials (NVT) are not conducted.
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To compare current varieties to varieties which are not commonly grown in the district, and to compare varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where National Wheat Variety trials are not conducted.
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To compare current varieties to varieties which are not commonly grown in the district, and to compare varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where National Wheat Variety trials are not conducted.
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To determine whether rotational benefits of break crops improve the profitabiliyt of first wheat after break crops.
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To look at grinding our local limesands to see if it made them more effective.
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To look at the effectiveness of grinding our local limesands and comparing the changes in soil pH against unground lime.
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It assess the impact of repeat applications of herbicide on residue levels and the impact on soil biology and crop production.
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To investigate if increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) increases N2O emissions.
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To re-examine the effect of N rate and application timing on canola yield, seed oil and protein content, and apparent N fertiliser efficiencies.
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To compare conventional practice with an alternative pre-plant N fertiliser placement in relation to the irrigated furrow, to investigate the potential impact on soil mineral N concentrations and consequent N2O emissions.
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To compare conventional practice with two alternative pre-plant N fertiliser placements in relation to the irrigated furrow, to investigate the potential impact on soil mineral N concentrations, nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and cotton production.
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To assess the effect that N fertiliser timing (all applied pre-planting vs pre-planting + in-crop) had on soil N2O emissions and cotton production.
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To examine the availability of zinc fertiliser under dry sowing conditions
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To establish whether the efficacy of fertilizers, which are usually simultaneously placed below the seed at planting, is influenced by being in contact with the dry soil for a period of time before seed germination and crop emergence.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of pre-emergent herbicides and crop safety in dry sowing conditions.
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Part 1: Medic cultivars were grown in soil with high boron levels in a glasshouse, leaf damage symptoms recorded and cultivars allocated to different tolerance groups (Howie 2012).
Part 2: The above identified that all spineless burr medic cultivars are susceptible to high boron levels. Screening wild accessions (supplied by… read more
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Legume pastures have been pivotal to sustainable agricultural development in southern Australia. They provide highly nutritious feed for livestock, act as a disease break for many cereal root pathogens, and improve soil fertility through nitrogen (N) fixation. Despite these benefits, pasture renovation rates remain low and there are opportunitie… read more
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Legume pastures have been pivotal to sustainable agricultural development in southern Australia. They provide highly nutritious feed for livestock, act as a disease break for many cereal root pathogens, and improve fertility through nitrogen (N) fixation. Despite these benefits pasture renovation rates remain low and there is opportunity to impr… read more
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Legume pastures have been pivotal to sustainable agricultural development in southern Australia. They provide highly nutritious feed for livestock, act as a disease break for many cereal root pathogens, and improve fertility through nitrogen (N) fixation. Despite these benefits pasture renovation rates remain low and there is opportunity to impr… read more
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This article will report on findings from two pasture trials conducted on the lower Eyre Peninsula in the 2019-2021 growing seasons. The trials are part of the demonstration component of the Dryland Pasture Legume Systems (DLPS) project developed with the former LEADA committee/AIR EP Medium Rainfall RD&E committee to answer several questions a… read more
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Legume pastures have been pivotal to sustainable agricultural development in southern Australia. They provide highly nutritious feed for livestock, act as a disease break for many cereal root pathogens, improve fertility through nitrogen (N) fixation and mixed farming reduces economic risk. Despite these benefits, pasture renovation ra… read more
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This project is primarily about understanding more about the size of the water bucket (Plant Available Water as a crop input),
and how that may impact our management decisions and the final result of our crops for the season.
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To evaluate the relative weed competitiveness of barley, bread wheat, and durum against annual ryegrass grown under different management practices including seeding rate, nutrition, variety, and row spacing.
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To conduct a Durum wheat agronomy demonstration,
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To determine the performance of various wheat varieties across the low rainfall regions of Central West NSW
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To test early maturing barley varieties.
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To investigate the effect of early or delayed sowing on reduction of ryegrass numbers in combination with different preemergent herbicides.
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To investigate the effect of early or delayed sowing on reduction of ryegrass numbers in combination with different pre-emergent herbicides
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Compare the yield responses of canola varieties sown at three sowing dates (9 April, 23 April and 12 May).
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To investigate the interaction between early sowing and row spacing and variety in first wheat crops under full stubble retention.
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To investigate the interaction between early sowing and row spacing and variety in first wheat crops under full stubble retention.
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The eConnected Grainbelt projects aim is to connect grain growers to the information that they need to make profitable decisions that are tailored for their paddocks, for their businesses, and for the variable conditions that they face each season.
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To determine the rates and form of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola & lupin grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils sands across 3 seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter sands across 3 seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the Bindoon area (gravelly soils)..
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the Corrgin area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the Lakes area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the SE wheat belt [Lakes area] area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the north east wheat belt area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the south coast area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the south coast area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on soils of the Wickepin area.
Canola was thought to have a high B requirement so a range of sites were selected to determine any response incanola to B applications.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on sandy soils of the Esperance sandplain
across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across 2 seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across 2 seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils across 2 seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on yellow sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola grown on yellow sandy soils across seasons.
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To determine the rates and form of boron required for maximum grain yield of canola and lupin grown on acidic low organic matter and low clay soils sands across three seasons.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on brown gravelly earths..
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow gravelly sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow brown gravelly sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow gravelly sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow gravelly sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow gravelly sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow brown sandy earth.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow earthy sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow earthy sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow gravelly sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on greyand brown gravelly sand
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on grey sand over gravel at 45 cm. .
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on greysand /over gravel.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on greysand /over clay.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow earthy sand.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow gravelly sand
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To monitor varietal performance during the 1982/83 season and conduct controlled environment studies to determine more precisey the extent of genetic variation within wheat for Mn efficiency.
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A four-year study has investigated if lime applied in a low pH soil could enhance the efficacy of herbicides on weeds (ryegrass and barley grass) and improve crop performance in a wheat-wheat-lupin-barley rotation at the Wongan Hills Research Station, Western Australia.
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A four-year study has investigated if lime applied in a low pH soil could enhance the efficacy of herbicides on wild radish and improve crop performance in a wheat-wheat-lupin-barley rotation at the Wongan Hills Research Station, Western Australia (WA).
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To determine whether a profit can be achieved from incorporating lime in the year it is applied.
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To determine whether a profit can be achieved from incorporating lime in the year it is applied.
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To investigate the effect of a rotary spader and lime on the residual value of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer on a water repellent soil.
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Liming is proven to be beneficial to our cropping and pasture systems in WA; is improved radish control an added gain?
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To measure the effects rates of nitrogen on copper availability for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow sandy soils across seasons.
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To investigate the interaction between three sowing methods/planting arrangements and herbicides on ryegrass control in wheat.
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To investigate the effect of seeding systems on improving ryegrass management with pre-emergence herbicides in wheat.
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To investigate the influence of rate, application timing and soil type of the activity of Lure H20 as a pre-sow soil wetting agent in the cropping phase.