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To improve the adoption of liming practices in the medium to high rainfall zone of Western Australia by demonstrating the economic and environmental benefits of lime application and incorporation.
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To improve the adoption of liming practices in the medium to high rainfall zone of Western Australia by demonstrating the economic and environmental benefits of lime application and incorporation.
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To evaluate the influence of perennial row spacing and grass suppression on the performance of serradella summer sown into subtropical perennial-grass pastures.
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To explore whether the nitrogen (N) benefits to subsequent cereals from the break crops, and savings from weed control, could offset the loss of income from break crops in the longer term.
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This trial addresses issues which may be a barrier to early sowing in the region. In particular; 1. What varieties preform well from early sowing? How do winter and long season spring varieties compare? 2.Can early sown crops be managed to avoid excessive vegetative growth and low harvest index, particularly in dry finish? 3. How do early sown y… read more
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To study the influence of seed size on the yield of the faba bean variety PBA Nasma.
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To evaluate the effect of crop stubble management and seeding system on pre-emergent herbicide behaviour and crop safety.
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Research on the mainland has shown that sowing lentils in the inter-row in wheat stubble encourages the plant to grow taller in pursuit of sunlight, enabling easier harvest for what is normally a short crop. Although broad beans can be a tall crop, the bottom pods contain the largest beans as these set the earliest and thus have the longest time… read more
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To evaluate the response of three genotypes of Brassica napus and one genotype of Brassica juncea to subsoil low in zinc.
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To observe growth and yield response in field peas to the use of seed inoculants.
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To demonstrate the effects on plant density, nodulation and yield from inoculating legume seed using the correct method, applying inoculum dry and sowing 7 days after inoculating seed.
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To determine whether crop growth and yield responses are likely from inoculating legumes on alkaline clay-loams in the Southern Mallee.
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To give farmers a bettter understanding of the different pest management tools available and to identify which work bets in certain circumstances.
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To investigate weed suppression through cultural management practices and various crops and cultivars.
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To combine existing knowledge with new techniques for effective integrated weed management to control herbicide resistant ryegrass.
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To determine the effectiveness of weed seed set control strategies in driving down the seedbank without reducing yields in cereal-intensive cropping systems.
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To report on ian ntegrated weed management demonstration - cultural and chemical methods for controlling herbicide resistant annual ryegrass.
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The aim was to investigate ryegrass control using Bayer Sakura 850 WG and other commonly used herbicides in mixtures or as standalone treatments.
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To assess the effectiveness and applicability of cultural control practices prior to crop seeding in combination with pre-emergent herbicides for the management of herbicide resistant annual ryegrass in the high rainfall zone of Victoria.
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To test the viability of establishing lucerne pastures in areas where they have not been traditionally grown.
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To investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, varieties and seed rate with herbicide strategies for ryegrass management.
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To examine the influence of two nitrogen timings: 40kg N/ha applied at tillering (GS22) or first node (GS31) and four fungicide strategies on levels of yellow leaf spot (YLS).
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To examine the influence of two nitrogen timings: 40kg N/ha applied at tillering (GS22) or first node (GS31) and four fungicide strategies on levels of yellow leaf spot (YLS).
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To determine how soil inversion and banded surfactants change the availability of soil nutrients.
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To quantify how “upfront” nitrogen application versus application at stem elongation (GS 30-31) influences the need for disease control in varieties of differing disease resistance.
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In Western Australia, break crop options are currently limited and there is a high proportion of wheat and barley grown in rotation. Cereal crops account for 60-70% of paddocks sown in any one year, with the remaining area sown to a range of crop and pasture types including canola, lupin, clover, volunteer pasture, or left as fallow. In addition… read more
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To demonstrate the rotational benefits of a sequence of broadleaf, legume, and pasture crops for the production of wheat in the Kwinana West and East zones of WA.
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To demonstrate the rotational benefits of a sequence of broadleaf, legume, and pasture crops for the production of wheat in the Kwinana West and East zones of WA.
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To investigate the current herbicide resistance status of problem weeds in northern cotton farming systems.
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To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.
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To determine the canola establishment success of four different seeding bars at three different seeding depths in the Northern WA wheatbelt using farmer scale machinery.
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To investigate the effect that four different nozzle types had on spray efficacy using herbicides with different modes of action.
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To investigate the effect that four different nozzle types had on spray efficacy using herbicides with different modes of action.
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To investigate the benefits of specialy nitrogen products and liquid nitrogen options in cererals.
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To assess a range of application methods for zinc including seed dressing, soil and foliar sprays and zinc with super fertiliser.
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To test the grazing recovery of three milling oat varieites, Bannister, Durack and Yallara
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To determine the competitiveness of current and new barley varieties so management packages can be developed for growers to use.
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To investigate the discovery of two Lontrel resistant weed biotypes have been identified (not in Australia).
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To determine the varietal tolerance of new and current barley varieties to foliar diseases (leaf rust, scald and SFNB).
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To determine whether highly zinc responsive crops such as faba beans and lentils would respond to additional zinc when grown on a paddock which has had a good zinc history.
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To evaluate the pre-emergent herbicide Sakura 850WG and Boxer Gold in combination with different IWM tools (chaff cart, Harrington seed desctructor, narrow windrow burning) during harvest on a broadacre scale.
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This trial was used to determine the efficacy and yield response of JumpStart as a seed coat on spring sown barley and to measure any residual plant available phosphorus for the following crop.
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To discuss how to keep summer weed control cost effective.
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To investigate the effect of various fallow management treatments on crop establishment and yield, weed and pest management and nitrogen management in retained stubble systems in a medium rainfall zone in the South-East of South Australia.
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To report on what has been learnt about growing kikuyu on Kangaroo Island.
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To investigate the usefulness of kikuyu for farmers on Kangaroo Island.
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To determine which knockdown herbicide is best for small grass.
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To showcase to growers different methods for deep incorporation of lime to ameliorate sub surface, below 10cm, acidity and improve soil health.
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To evaluate the knockdown control of broadleaf weeds in sorghum.
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To evaluate the impact of glyphosate salt, water hardness and ammonium sulphate on awnless barnyard grass control.
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To evaluate the efficacy of glyphosate formulations and adjuvants under varying water quality.
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To evaluate the level of antagonism from glyphosate mixing partners on common sowthistle control.
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To evaluate the level of antagonism from glyphosate mixing partners on common sowthistle control.
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To evaluate the level of antagonism from glyphosate mixing partners on common sowthistle control.
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To evaluate herbicides for the knockdown control of Mitchell grass in fallow.
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To evaluate herbicides for the knockdown control of Mitchell grass, alone or with a paraquat double knock.
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To evaluate strategies for selective spray top management of wild oats in chickpea.
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To evaluate strategies for selective spray top management of wild oats in Chickpea.
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To evaluate herbicides for the knockdown control of windmill grass in fallow.
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To evaluate a range of herbicides for the control of large grass weeds when using optical spray application, especifically feathertop Rhodes grass.
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To evaluate a range of herbicides for the control of large grass weeds when using optical spray application. Specifically Awnless Barnyard Grass.
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To compare paraquat double-knock application timings for the control of windmill grass.
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to investigate the efficacy of knockdown mixes and timings on the control of ryegrass and broadleaf weeds prior to cropping.
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To investigate the effectiveness of the use of different herbicides and spraying regimes prior to sowing in controlling annual ryegrass and to increase grower awareness of rotating the various knockdown options pre-sowing.
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To measure the variation of extractable (labile) P in the crop row and inter row following drought affected cereals in 2006 & to investigate the removal of P in relation to yield.
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To test the effect on grain protein by late application of N fertiliser.
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To investigate whether ryegrass seed set could be manipulated using alternative harvesting techniques such as windrowing and crop topping.
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The objective of this trial was to evaluate a number of new and existing fungicides for the control of Wheat Leaf Rust (Puccinia recondita) in Kellalac Wheat.
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To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.
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To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.
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To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.
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To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.
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To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.
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To compare the tolerance of legumes and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.
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This project set out to contribute to an understanding of legume agronomic and financial management in the Esperance Port Zone in an effort to support the decision-making process undertaken by growers in deciding the best crop sequence for their farms, including which break crop best suits their needs.
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To answer 'where do lentils fit into a rotation?'
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To evaluate the effectiveness of current and new fungicides in reducing ascochyta blight infection and maintaining grain yield and quality in lentils and chickpeas.
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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 determine the effect of lentil yield of the four most commony used seed treatments.
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To report on lentil disease management x time of sowing, Paskeville and Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, SA
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To observe effect on lentil growth and vigour of various herbicides
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To evaluate various seed dressing and foliar nutrition products on lentils for growth and resulting yield
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a red, sandy loam soil at Rankins Springs in south-western NSW
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To determine the optimal plant density for lentil in southern NSW cropping systems, and if the optimum plant density remains consistent accross varieties.
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To provide information about lentil varieties grown in 2010.
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To investigate yields of various lentils established across Victoria by Pulse Breeding Australia and the National Variety Testing program.