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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow siliceous sands.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat.
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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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Investigate the effect of delayed baiting on snail mortality immediately post baiting and the longer-term impact on presence of smaller snails during the harvest period.
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To examine the effect of delayed harvest on yield and grain quality of sixteen barley varieties in central west NSW – 2016
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To examine the effect of high grain boron concentraoiotn on the growth of wheat genotypes with a range of boron sensitivities.
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There are major opportunities to improve crop performance on Mallee sands, opportunities to invest in the transformation of poor sands and opportunities to improve yield through more targeted agronomy of sandy soils. In 2015 wheat plant establishment was significantly better on non-wetting sand (crest and dune) plots that received no fertiliser … read more
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To test the effect of DAP with wheat seed on establishment and to measure whether a difference in establishment was yield limiting.
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The aim of this experiment was to investigate the role of flowering time in upper canopy infection development, and determine any associated yield penalty.
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To examine the effect of fodder cuts on grain yield of early sown wheat and triticale – Perth Tasmania
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To examine the impact grazing at different stages of growth would have on dry matter, grain yield and stubble yield post harvest.
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To quantify the drymatter potential of seven long season cereal crops before stem elongation is reached and to determine the impact on grain yield if heavy grazing occurs at GS31.
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The aim of this experiment was to understand canola variety heat stress responses and their capacity to adapt to warmer future climates.
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The aim of this experiment was to test a novel method of imposing heat stress in the field and determine the effect of heat stress on canola grain yield and its interaction with water availability
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To investigate the effect of the seed treatment Hombre on reducing barley yellow drawf virus in different wheat varieties.
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To investigate the effect of the seed treatment Hombre on reducing barley yellow drawf virus in different wheat varieties.
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To investigate the effect of the seed treatment Hombre® on reducing barley yellow dwarf virus in different wheat varieties
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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 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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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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This experiment was conducted at the NSW DPI Leeton Field Station to test the response of two commercial soybean varieties and two numbered lines for potential release, to four target sowing densities.
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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.
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To investigate the effects of crop row spacing, seedbed utilisation and pre-emergent herbicides on ryegrass management in wheat.
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To determine the rates of copper and zinc required for maximum grain yield of wheat grown on yellow brown and yellow brown gravel soils sands across 2 seasons.
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To establish the importance of seed manganese to growth in wheat
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To test the interaction between wheat variety and seed size on the ability to emerge from deep sowing.
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T evaluate the influence of seeding density and nitrogen (N) applied at sowing on plant establishment, phenology, grain yield and quality of four commercial milling oat varieties.
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To evaluate the efficacy and crop safety of alternative pre-emergence herbicides under knife-point and disc seeding systems.
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To test the hypothesis that less fertiliser P is required to acheive maximum grain yield if a mid-maturing variety (Hyola 559TT) is sown earlier than the traditional date of 25 April.
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Aimed at establishing variety responses to sowing dates and different N rates and timings
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This experiment was conducted at Wallendbeen, typically a high rainfall area in the South West Slopes, to assess canola’s yield potential across different sowing dates in a high yielding environment. Varieties were chosen to represent a diverse range of canola types to compare the different phenologies (including winter types), the breeding… read more
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To assess the effect of early, mid and late sowing times on the phenology, grain yeild and grain protein of several newer wheat varieties grown in southern NSW.
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To evaluate the performance of recently released wheat varieties in response to various times of sowing.
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To examine the effect of sowing date on heading date and grain yield of fifteen barley and five wheat varieties.
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To assess the effect of early, mid and late sowing dates on the grain yield, phenology and seed quality of soybeans grown in southern New South Wales.
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To evaluate a large number of new canola varieties are being released for their performance at Nyngan.
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This experiment reports the effect of three sowing dates on the timing of anthesis, grain yield and grain quality parameters for a range of commercially available and advanced bread wheat and durum varieties.
The combination of phenology and sowing date (SD) determines the probable timing of environmental stresses (frost and heat stres… read more
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To determine the grain yield and phenology response of six canola varieties sown at three different dates in a low rainfall environment.
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To examine the effects of sowing time on the phenology, grain yield and quality of 36 wheat varieties.
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This experiment was designed to test the response of 12 canola varieties with varying phenologies and plant type to early sowing, compared with the more traditional sowing date in late April.
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To evaluate the effect of sowing date on phenology and grain yield of 12 canola varieties ranging from long to short season phenology types.
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To assess the performance of 16 commercially available barley varieties sown on three dates at the Condobolin Agricultural Research and Advisory Station in 2017
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To examine the effect of sowing date on yield and quality of twenty barley varieties.
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Varieties can differ in their ability to yield at various sowing dates. The same goes for their response to various rates of nitrogen and how they turn that nitrogen into yield and protein. This trial was designed to measure the influence of sowing date and nitrogen rate across six common wheat varieties.
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To determine which management factors for canola improved the efficiency of using stored water.
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This experiment investigated the effect of time of sowing (TOS) on grain yield of 32 new and current wheat varieties in the low rainfall region of central western NSW.
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This field trial was undertaken at Mallala (SA) to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of brome grass in wheat.
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This field trial at Riverton was undertaken to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of brome grass in wheat.
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Change in sowing time can have multiple effects on crop-weed competition. Delayed sowing can provide opportunities to kill greater proportion of weed seedbank before seeding the crop, but weeds that establish in late sown crops can be more competitive on a per plant basis. This is one of reasons why farmers who have adopted early seeding have re… read more
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Investigate the impact of sowing time, seed rate and herbicide treatments on the management of annual ryegrass in barley in a low rainfall environment.
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To investigate the impact of integration of sowing time and seed rate of barley with pre-emergent herbicides on ryegrass density and seed production as well as on barley grain yield.
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To investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in wheat.
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To investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in wheat.
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To investigate the effects of combinations of canola sowing time, variety, seed rate and herbicides on brome grass management.
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To investigate the impact of integration of sowing time and seed rate of barley with pre-emergent herbicides on brome grass density and seed production as well as on barley grain yield.
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To investigate combinations of faba bean sowing time, seed rate and herbicide treatments for the control annual ryegrass (ARG).
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To check whether higher stubble affected crop growth.
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This field trial at Frances was undertaken to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in barley.
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This study was undertaken to determine the optimal timing for fungicide application during the growing season to reduce Sclerotinia development.
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To answer the quesiton 'Can higher herbicide rates be used with wide row establishment in lupins?'
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To assess three rotations used in the Mid-North, especially those incorporating export hay or ocntinuous cereals.
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To assess three rotations used in the Mid-North, especially those incorporating export hay or ocntinuous cereals.
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To assess three rotations used in the Mid-North, especially those incorporating export hay or ocntinuous cereals.
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To assess three rotations used in the Mid-North, especially those incorporating export hay or ocntinuous cereals.
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To assess the relative effectiveness of a range of products at correcting zinc (Zn) deficiency in wheat.
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Determine the amounts of copper and zinc fertiliser for adequate grain production of wheat.
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To determined the apploication rates of copper and zinc fertiliser for the maximum grain yield of wheat
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To compare and evaluate the yield effect from cultivation, before seeding versus a full cut system in a wheat crop.
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To assess whether applying fluid fungicides in bands at sowing has potential for managing crown rot.
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To quantify the effects of nematode feeding groups in Western Australian soils on crop performance.
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To examine the effect of gypsum on soil pH and soil C and whether changes in soil pH could alter productivity of the following cereal crops.
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To examine the effect of gypsum on soil pH and soil C and whether changes in soil pH could alter productivity of the following cereal crops.
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To determine appropriate nitrogen fertiliser rates for maximising crop growth and yield of wheat varieties
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To identify the optimum sowing time for establishment of sub-tropical grasses to the east of Eneabba.
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To evaluate the crop safety and efficacy on annual ryegrass of soil-incorporated pre-emergent herbicides in dry and wet sowing conditions.
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This study aimed to compare the efficacy of three different foliar fungicides in managing sclerotinia stem rot in canola.
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To measure N2O losses from a wheat crop grown into vetch that was terminated via different end uses and to
measure the effect on wheat yield and quality.
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The main aims of this demonstration are to:
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To assess the effectiveness of a range of herbicides on a number of ryegrass populations throughout the ‘Liebe’ area with an ‘in situ’ method of resistance testing.
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To use NGS technology to identify a broader range of pathogens present in the diseased roots.
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To demonstrate the effect of seeder type and operation on the efficacy and safety of pre-emergent herbicides in barley.
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To test the range of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers (EENFs) and liquid fertiliser strategies.
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To assess the ability of some of the above techniques to significantly improve phosphorus fertiliser response.
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To assess whether phosphorus utilisation can be enhanced through the use of liquids, compound fertilisers and slow release coated fertiliser options.
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To develop a means of enhancing stubble breakdown using nutrient and microbial supplements prior to planting of the next crop.
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The aim of this investigation was to develop a means of enhancing stubble breakdown using nutrient supplements prior to planting of the next crop.
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To identify better perennial species than what is already available in low rainfall areas.
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To evaluate the efficacy of eNtrench as a nitrification stabiliser against current practise.
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To improve soil carbon through the incorporation of cereal stubbles with no impact on the subsequent canola crop.
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The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge … read more
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The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge … read more
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To re-establish plant diversity on salt affected soils on a large farm scale trial using “seeded” clay balls.
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To provide a useful technique for estimating pasture legume seed reserved in paddocks.
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To investigate the follow-on effects of field peas, lupins and vetch on the next years crop of wheat.