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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 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 check whether higher stubble affected crop growth.
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To compare grain yield and grain quality of a mid-late maturing variety (Trojan) and two early-mid season maturing varieties (Mace and Scepter).
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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 evaluate a range of nutrients on lupin yield and protein.
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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 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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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 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 evaluate a range of seeding modifications or additions with the aim of improving crop establishment and yield on water repellent sandplain soil.
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To evaluate the performance of crops (barley in 2009) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands.
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To compare early sown dual purpose wheat, barley, triticale and oat varieties for dry matter (DM) production, feed quality, recovery from grazing and grain yield.
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To compare dry matter production, recovery and subsequent grain yield of 6 cereal varieties: wheat (Revenue), barley (Urambie, Henley and a French variety), triticale (Endeavour) and oats (Bass).
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To investiage the dry matter potential of several types of annual cover and also of annual species that may fit well.
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The aims of this trial were to:
• Compare early sown dual purpose wheat, barley, triticale and oat varieties for DM production, feed quality, recovery from grazing and grain yield.
• Compare DM and feed quality of cereals with a tetraploid annual ryegrass used for over-winter grazing prior to seed production.
• Assess … read more
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To evaluate forage varieties in a cropping system.
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To evaluate the pulse crop options suitable for the district not only in terms of their profitability but in terms of their contribution to the performance of subsequent wheat crops.
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To evaluate the potential of novel slower developing barley varieties to increase profitability in the higher rainfall zones of SA.
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To evaluate sub clover varieties in a cropping system.
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To establish performance of subs in the Western Victoria cropping zones.
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To evaluate sub clover varieties in a cropping system.
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To evaluate sub clover varities in a cropping system.
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To determine the impact of Rancona Dimension on yield loss from CR infection across sites in the northern region.
Crown rot, caused predominantly by the fungus Fusarium pseudograminearum is a significant disease of winter cereal crops in the northern NSW and southern Qld. Rancona® Dimension (ipconazole + metalaxyl) was recently reg… read more
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To assess varietal resistance in Southern Australian germplasm
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To provide growers with information which will reduce losses due to eyespot by improving our understanding of:
• Resistance responses of commercial cultivars and breeders’ lines to eyespot.
• Yield losses due to eyespot in cultivars with different resistance rankings for eyespot.
• The effectiveness of delayed fungic… read more
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This research was initiated to provide preliminary data to improve our understanding of:
• The effectiveness of timing of fungicide application for eyespot management in the South East.
• Interactions between MS and S varieties and fungicide efficacy.
• Impact of fungicides, varieties and combinations on eyespot inocul… read more
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To improve the understanding of optimum sowing time by variety to help maximise yields in different environments.
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To expand knowledge on pulses and increase the use of them in the southern region
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of field pea varieties to varying sowing dates, crop topping and disease control.
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To maximise production advantages of new faba bean varieties through the development of appropriate disease management strategies.
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To test the yield response of new varieties of faba beans to changes in plant populations across southern NSW.
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a brown clay loam at Lockhart southern NSW.
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red brown–earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW.
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To test the adaptability of faba beans to changes in sowing date and plant density in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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To compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and promising advanced breeding lines at three sowing dates on a hard-setting, acidic, red brown soil at Wagga Wagga.
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To report on faba bean time of sowing x plant density x row spacing at Tarlee, Mid North, SA.
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To determine appropriate sowing dates and densities of new faba bean varieties in the South East of SA, and quantify effect of various crop-top timings on yield of commercial cultivars.
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To develop and release faba bean varieties that are resistant to both ascochyta blight and chocolate spot, flower early and produce high yields in the drier areas of southern Australia such as the Mallee.
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To compare the performance of current and potential new faba bean varieties under low rainfall Mallee conditions
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To evaluate foliar fungicide spray strategies on disease control in new breeding lines and varieties.
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To evaluate the performance of faba bean varieties and breeding lines with drought tolerant traits in low rainfall environments.
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To evaluate the optimum sowing rate for different faba bean varieties sown in spring.
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To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in faba bean.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of fungicide seed dressings and in-furrow treatments against cercospora leaf spot in faba bean.
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To evaluate the adaptability of faba bean cultivars to spring sowing in the Victorian HRZ.
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To investigate if the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yellow brown gravelly soil persist into following year.
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To look at the impact of 2012 break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the 2013 cereal crop.
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To demonstrate and assess the value of sowing into cereals
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Caring for Our Country funding was obtained to demonstrate the impact of new fungicides for Rhizoctonia suppression by monitoring farmer implement broad acre strips in their current farming systems in 2014.
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To update information on livestock ad the Farming Systems site.
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To investigate the management, sustainability and profitability of a range of farming systems.
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To report on the Farming Systems trial 2006.
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To conduct a Fenugreek variety trial.
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To conduct a zinc fertiliser program and placement technology demonstration.
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To test for field evidence for efficiency of fluid fertilisers.
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To identify best sowing time and fungicides strategies in new pea varieties to maximise yields and to improve recommendations from the ‘Blackspot Manager’ disease risk prediction model in different regions by incorporating data from replicated trials.
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To determine optimum sowing times for the various field pea varieties in the HRZ.
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To assess the potential of the new Field Pea variety Kaspa against established varieties.
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To test the adaptability of field pea varieties to changes in sowing time.
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To test the adaptability of field pea varieties to changes in sowing time in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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To develop inproved cultivars of field peas for all regions in southern Australia.
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To compare and identify optimum sowing times of 6 pea varieties to maximise grain yield and minimise impacts of disease.
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To facilitate the expansion of field peas into lower rainfall areas of southern Australia through the development of new cultivars and identification of agronomic methods to improve yield and yield reliability, and to provide an economically viable break crop option in areas where pulses are not presently grown.
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To conduct a field pea variety evaluation.
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To develop high yielding lines with good disease resistance.
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To improve the success of early sown field pea crops through identifying foliar fungicides with higher levels of efficacy than the current foliar fungicide of Mancozeb on Blackspot disease (using PBA Coogee).
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To assess growth (via top biomass at heading) and grain yield of diverse oat varieties (vs durum wheat check) under saline-sodic soil conditions, compared with "good soil" conditions at Turretfield.
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To assess and evaluated a range of different pasture varieties at three different sites.
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To compare the effectiveness of Flexi-N through the boom before seeding, banded at seeding and applied at early tillering - where wheat stubble was either burnt or retained.
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To discuss fluid phosphorus fertilisers: how did they fare in Victoria in 2005?
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To report on experimenting with a range of pasture and fodder-type options based on TG1, 2 and 3 and aims to gain an understanding of how they work in the south-eastern HRZ.
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To investigate the effect on barley yield and the retention of green leaf from using various fungicide products and timing.
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To determine if and how manganese deficiency in lupins can be overcome.
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To provide data to assist in decision making when planning to use a field crop as a potential resource for grazing, hay and/or grain based on seasonal conditions, while in some cases utilising the benefits of a break crop within the cropping rotation.
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To assess the potential of the newly released forage (PBA Hayman) and dual purpose (PBA Coogee) field pea varieties as alternatives to vetch and grain field peas.
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To assess and compare the biomass accumulation and grain yields of current field pea standards, Kaspa (the predominant grain yield variety in south eastern Australia) and Morgan (a dual purpose field pea variety), as well as several current vetch variety options.
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To study fungicide control of Ascochyta rabiei in chickpeas.
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To determine the benefit of fungicide applications for stripe rust control in 2003.
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To compare the efficacy of early season treatments with foliar fungicide management incrop for a ‘one touch management’ approach.
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To determine whether new or commercially available fungicides, combined with novel or standard application methids, can provide significant control of crown rot caused by the fungal pathogens Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum.
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To provide an evaluation of the conventional, Clearfield and TT varieties that are available.
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To report on the Goonumbla Management trial: NSW DPI Field pea sowing rate trial.
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To assess the impact of (and interaction between) grazing and frost damage on the grain yield and quality of a range of winter and spring cereal varieties sown at two times of sowing.
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2014 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2013) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.
The seven year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual me… read more