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To compare the performance of a number of foliar fungicides in wheat.
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To assess the growth and yield of barley and wheat growing in a range of different established perennial pasture species.
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To assess the impact of various levels of soil disturbance (cultivation methods) on water repellence and productivity and the interaction of these cultivation methods with soil amendments, lime and clay.
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To assess what clay rich subsoil application rates are required for overcoming soil water repellence and how this interacts with method of incorporation.
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To assess the grazing and grain potential of both MacKellar winter wheat and Yerong barley.
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The aims of these experiments were to determine:
• the potential effect of natural enemies on insect pests
• any long-term effects from insecticide seed treatments on natural enemies
• any differences in natural enemies and pest distribution.
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To assess the impact of deep ripping and spading on crop yield across three different soil types near Quairading, WA.
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1. To investigate the effects of dry sowing on the nodulation and nitrogen fixation of chickpea in a low rainfall environment.
2. To investigate the residual effects on the growth of a subsequent wheat crop.
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To assess the impact of using foliar fungicides for controlling leaf disease in Kellalac wheat.
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To assess the impact of nitrogen timing on canopy development and resultant grain yield and quality, where starting soil nitrogen levels are high.
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The aim of the trial is to identify the best nitrogen timing and rate in order to maximize profits for the widely grown cultivar Kellalac, in the local higher rainfall conditions of southern Victoria.
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The overall objective is to determine the influence of strobilurin fungicide application on the nitrogen requirement for malting barley.
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The demonstration undertaken at four on-farm sites seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining the most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.
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In this project we aim to compare the water use efficiency (WUE) and profitability of high versus low input cropping systems
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To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield over a two year period in the To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield over a two year period in the eastern wheatbelt
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To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield in a gravelly loam soil type near Muradup, WA.
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To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield across varying sites on a farm near Nyabing, WA.
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To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield in different soil types and production zones near Beverley, WA.
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To test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining the most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.
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To discuss the profitability of farming enterprises.
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To test the efficacy of a range of experimental (unregistered) foliar fungicides against the above strategy in controlling blackspot in field pea in three major production areas of South Australia.
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To test the efficacy of a range of experimental (unregistered) foliar fungicides against the above strategy in controlling blackspot in field pea in three major production areas of South Australia.
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To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.
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To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.
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To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.
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To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.
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To increase grower awareness of the benefits of applying Lime to a cropping operation. Providing local relevance to farmers.
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Failure to control annual weed species that persist through cropping phases facilitates replenishment/establishment of weed seedbanks. Consequently, this maintains weed interference in subsequent years of crop production. Harvest weed seed control (HWSC) has been widely adopted in Australia since its inception over three decades ago to prevent r… read more
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To examine mineral fertiliser/microbe programs and the value of adding various forms of extra or top up N.
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To demonstrate whether Atrazine (alone or in combination with Select) can assist in the control of ryegrass.
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To investigate a range of rates and timings of foliar fungicide to try to reduce the impact of aerial blackleg.
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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.
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To evaluate the performance of Avadex Xtra on annual ryegrass in a no-till cropping system.
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To determine the amount and availability of N from wheat stubble under varying stubble management practices over three cropping seasons.
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To conduct a barley seed dressing trial.
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To conduct an evaluation of Jockey seed applied fungicide.
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The aim was to compare Barley fungicide seed dressing products. To measure seedling growth, establishment, disease control and yield.
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To report on bacterial blight in field pea.
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To investigate the effect controlled traffic and shallow raised beds has on soil structure and grain yields/quality on a Balliang sandy loam overlying a clay loam.
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A series of trials were set up in 2013 at our Inverleigh and Westmere sites to evaluate a range of commercially available varieties of barley that are either grown for malt, grown for feed or varieties that have the potential to be grown for yield but could still be accepted as malt at receivals.
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This project sought to maximise the profitability of barley in the northern Geraldton Port Zone by providing information to growers to allow them to make informed decisions around barley variety choice, sowing time, in season management and management of their rotations in order to maximise barley productivity and improve the overall profitabili… read more
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To improve grower productivity and industry sustainability through the successful adoption of improved barley cultivars through the development of improved agronomy practices and packages for new and current varietal releases and by aligning production with market and industry requirements.
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To demonstrate best management practices that can give barley the best possible start from deeper sowing.
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To examine the nitrogen responses of new malt and food barley varieties and determine appropriate N management strategies for maximum yield and quality.
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To examine the appropriate management combinations of sowing date, nitrogen rate and timing required to maximise yield and quality in new malt varieties and food variety Hindmarsh.
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To evaluate the response of eighteen barley lines for grain yield, grain quality and malting quality to changes in soil pH (due to liming).
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To help to build a strong database of knowledge for targeted variety management, which will give advisors and growers confidence to try new varieties as they become available.
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To assess the yields of a range of agronomic treatments on barley varieties at different sites.
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To assess the yields of a range of agronomic treatments on barley varieties at different sites.
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To assess the yield of a range of agronomic treatments on barley varieties
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To assess the yield of a range of agronomic treatments on barley at several sites.
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To assess the yield of a number of agronomic treatments on barley varieties.
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To compare the grain yield and quality of barley varieties with grazing and annual ryegrass (ARG).
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To investigate barley varietal performance across two row spacings, 225mm (9 inch) and 350mm (14 inch).
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To investigate barley varietal performances under various seeding rates and the influence of annual ryegrass.
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To improve grower productivity and industry sustainability through new management techniques and cultivars.
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To evaluate the responses of seven barley cultivars to three times of sowing (TOS): early, mid and late and assess their suitability to the Wimmera Mallee.
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To understand the potential impact of these factors and whether this tendency can be controlled with the use of plant growth regulators (PGRs).
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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 evaluate the yield potential of Victorian stage 4 trial barley varieties.
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To examine the value of canopy management in the Mallee environment.
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To examine the value of canopy management in the Wimmera environment.
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To look at canopy management in malting barley.
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To examine how three different plant populations and different nitrogen-timing strategies influence the structure and yield of the barley crop canopy.
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To compare a number of different products used to control diseases in barly in the southern Mallee and norther Wimmera.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of various strategies for managing foliar diseases in separate barley (Experiment 1) and wheat (Experiment 2) experiments using foliar and fertiliser applied fungicides.
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To assess the timing of fungicide application to determine the optimal time of application to minimise disease pressure and to assess the role of triticonazole as a seed dressing to minimise the affect of foliar diseases on barley.
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To assess both yield and grain quality responses to a number of foliar fungicide products.
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To determine the effect grazing barley has on grain yield.
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To determine the effectiveness of plant growth regulators and fungicides on barley yields.
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To determine the most effecient herbicide options for controlling barley grass and brome grass in wheat and barley.
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Barley grass is becoming an increasingly problematic weed in Western Australia. A GRDC funded project sought to increase the adoption of integrated weed management tactics for barley grass, by working with grower groups to develop regionally appropriate rotations for optimal control.
A survey indicated that in the central-eastern wheat… read more
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Barley grass is becoming an increasingly problematic weed in Western Australia. A GRDC funded project sought to increase adoption of integrated weed management tactics for barley grass, by working with grower groups to develop regionally appropriate rotations for optimal control. A survey indicated that in southwest Australia, many growers thou… read more
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Barley grass is becoming an increasingly problematic weed in Western Australia. A GRDC funded project sought to increase adoption of integrated weed management tactics for barley grass, by working with grower groups to develop regionally appropriate rotations for optimal control. A survey indicated that in southwest Australia, many growers thou… read more
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Barley grass is becoming an increasingly problematic weed in Western Australia. A GRDC funded project sought to increase adoption of integrated weed management tactics for barley grass, by working with grower groups to develop regionally appropriate rotations for optimal control. A survey indicated that in southwest Australia, many growers thou… read more
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Barley grass is becoming an increasingly problematic weed in Western Australia. A GRDC funded project sought to increase adoption of integrated weed management tactics for barley grass, by working with grower groups to develop regionally appropriate rotations for optimal control. A survey indicated that in southwest Australia, many growers thou… read more
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Barley grass is one of the major weeds in the southern region. Many southern growers think their barley grass is resistant to grass selective herbicides and may have developed late germination to avoid pre-seeding herbicides. In this area, barley grass is a major problem in pastures, and often in break crops as well.
The trial aims to … read more
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The GRDC Stubble project aims to improve farm profitability while retaining stubble in farming systems on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). Weed control in stubble retained systems is an issue with reduced herbicide efficacy due to higher stubble loads especially for pre-emergence herbicides. Current farming practices have also changed weed behaviour w… read more
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The GRDC ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ project aims to improve farm profitability while retaining stubble in farming systems on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). Weed control in stubble retained systems can be compromised where herbicide efficacy is limited due to higher stubble loads, especia… read more
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To study the interaction of cereal type and variety and seeding rate on crop yield and grass suppression on a known weedy site.
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To assess the effect of an early grazing on grain quality parameters.
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To assess the effect of a nuber of different growth regulators over a rang of dates and timings on crop height and lodging in barley. To evaluate the effect of growth regulators on grain yield and protien.
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To evaluate the potential of combining summer-growing perennial grasses with a cereal in a pasture cropping system in the Mallee.