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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 compare a number of different products used to control diseases in barly in the southern Mallee and norther Wimmera.
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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 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 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 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 fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.
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To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.
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To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.
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To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.
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To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.
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To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.
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To test of barley varieties on acid soils.
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This trial is one of many looking at grain yield and quality across a range of existing and new varieties. The trial also examined the effect of foliar fungicide on barley yield and grain quality.
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To assess a number of commercial barley varieties for yield and grain quality.
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This research aims to evaluate all new varieties in the NVT program.
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To determine varietal performances under various seeding rates and the ability of barley varieties to compete with annual ryegrass.
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To evaluate thirty barley breeding lines from the Tasmanian breeding program.
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To conduct a barley variety trial.
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To assess the range of barley varieties available.
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To assess the benefit of early aphid management and BYDV control through the use of seed applied insecticides
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To assess the value of an insecticide programme on the control of barley yellow dwarf virus in wheat.
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To evaluate the timing of insecticide treatments on deterring aphids from feeding on newly sown wheat and how this impacts on final wheat yield and to evaluate the use of an insecticide seed dressing to give early aphid control.
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The aim of this trial is to evaluate the timing of insecticide treatments and the use of insecticide seed dressings on deterring aphids from feeding on newly sown wheat.
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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 demonstrate the performance and effectiveness of new pre-emergen chemistry, Bayer 191, in reducing resistant ryegass populations in winter cereals.
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To explore bean varieties.
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To determine yield and quality benefits from irrigation of high value grain legumes. Further studies will determine the most appropriate timing of irrigation.
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Demonstrate best practice phalaris establishment and management at the PPS/EverGraze site at Mooneys Gap which should provide information to producers to give them confidence to increase phalaris use.
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Compare varying rates of N on wheat after applying BEST TM21 against a control area of no post nitrogen application.
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To assess the potential of a range of multi-trait breeders’ lines for commercial development.
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To improve the long term control of Rhizoctonia by increasing the understanding of the interactions between disease inoculum and natural soil suppressive activity and to improve the prediction and management of disease.
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To investigate the possibility of reducing the inoculum of Fusarium graminearum in wheat stubble by spraying the stubble with spores of a harmless fungus, Trichoderma species, in order to control the disease.
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The trial purpose was to compare seed dressing and foliar application of Bioprime using granular and liquid fertilisers.
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To look at the potential of black urea in terms of lifting yields through better nitrogen efficiency.
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To compare different fungicides for control of blackleg.
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To assess wether field pea breeding advancements in resistance to blackspot are significant enough to allow management changes to sowing time in this crop.
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To evaluate fungicide seed treatments for the control of seed transmitted Botrytis seedling blight in chickpeas.
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To evaluate fungicide seed treatments for the control of seed transmitted Botrytis seedling blight in chickpeas.
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To evaluate fungicide seed treatments for the control of seed transmitted Botrytis seedling blight in chickpeas.
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To investigate whether a break crop can be used to manage weeds.
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Farming systems in the low rainfall zone of southern Australia are dominated by cereal production. There is increasing concern about grass weed and soil-borne disease pressure, diminishing soil fertility (particularly nitrogen), and water use efficiency, as a result of continuously cropping cereals. Break crops have a key role to play in address… read more
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To challenge this notion, and to examine the impacts of break crops on the longer-term financial performance of following wheat crops.
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To determine the effect of different cropping sequences to continuous cropping.
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To report on results of a visit by Wayne Hawthorne (esteemed pulse expert from Pulse Australia) to Kangaroo Island.
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To evaluate herbicide mixtures for the control of problem broadleaf weeds in chickpeas. Specifically Mexican Poppy.
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To evaluate herbicide mixtures for the control of problem broadleaf weeds in Chickpea. Specifically Climbing Buckwheat and Sowthistle.
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To evaluate options for Tribulus control in sorghum.
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To evaluate options for Tribulus control in sorghum.
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To evaluate in-crop options for Tribulus spp. control.
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To evaluate in-crop options for Tribulus spp. control.
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To evaluate options for Tribulus control in sorghum.
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To evaluate options for Tribulus control in sorghum.
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To determine the most cost effective herbicide in wheat (Meering) to control the most common weeds found in the Southern Mallee/northern Wimmera
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To determine the most cost effective herbicide in wheat (Meering) to control the most common weeds found in the southern Mallee/northern Wimmera.
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To evaluate herbicide options for difficult to control weeds in chickpeas.
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To evaluate herbicide options for difficult to control weeds in chickpeas.
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To determine the best technique for controlling brome grass in wheat and barley.
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To compare the grass weed control of various herbicides and compare crop safety and grain yield on wheat at Penong and barley at Mangalo.
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To investigate the germination behaviour and seed dormancy of brome grass populations from the Victorian mallee and provide information on control.
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To assess the new herbicide Sakura on Brome grass control/supression in wheat.
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To evaluate a range of herbicide combinations for controlling brome grass in lentils.
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To compare control options for Brome grass in wheat and investigate two new options – Clearfield wheat technology and Atlantis herbicide.
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To compare control options for Brome grass in wheat and barley.
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To measure differences in yield and brome grass control following a numerous years of cultural practice on commercial size trial
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To measure differences in yield and brome grass control following a numerous years of cultural practice on commercial size trial
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To investigate herbicide control options for brome grass control in direct drilled wheat in the Mallee.
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To investigate selection of the right rotation and herbicide strategy for brome grass management.
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To investigate selection of the right rotation and herbicide strategy for brome grass management.
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To quantify how much brome grass seed was retained on plants at different times of harvest.
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To help put the grower in the best possible position to make decisions on the need for, and timing of budworm control.
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To investigate the threshold temperatures to kill weed seeds, and the temperatures achieved when burning crop residues in various formats to faciliate weed seed control of problematic weeds in low rainfall cropping systems.
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To assess the effectiveness of liquid calcium products on yeild in wheat.
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To investigate whether agronomy can overcome the yield penalty of retained (F2) TT hybrid canola compared with purchased (F1) hybrid seed by using;
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To investigate the potential of using a modified delving operation, which rips the clay and allows topsoil/gravel to fall back into the clay slot, to create a subsurface drainage line through the clay and reduce waterlogging.
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Investigate the effect of row spacing up to 66cm in two hybrid varieties at two different seeding rates to determine if row spacing or plant density can ameliorate the effect of sclerotinia stem rot, with or without fungicide application.
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To compare the productivity and profitability of cropping in the presence of a background of herbicide resistant ryegrass, and to assess the implications of various low or high input grass control options applied to wheat and break crops on production costs and ryegrass management.
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To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.
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To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.
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To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.
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To present actual farming results from a large cropping program in the Condobolin area in central NSW.
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To investigate yield and phenology of canola varieties when sown in March to provide better advice to agronomists and growers about the best varieties to use and safe sowing and flowering windows.
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To identify key ingredients of agronomic packages that deliver high yielding wheat crops with good quality in the Parndana environment.
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to compare the performance of commercial hybrid seed against farmer retained (F1) seed using conventional, triazine and imidazalinone tolerant varieties.
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To assess the effect of blackleg on canola crops and varieties in the south east of SA.