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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 test the response of two common faba bean varieties to changes in plant density in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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To test the differences between faba bean varieties.
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To report on the faba bean variety trial at Hamilton.
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To identify the current faba bean varieties that are best suited to the Western Districts, and to assist in selection of future varieties for the region.
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To evaluate the effects of fungicide strategies and inoculants on the nodulation, root disease score and grain yield.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of faba bean varieties and breeding lines to different plant densities and fungicide programs.
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To evaluate the genetic resistance to common fungal diseases of faba bean varieties and its interaction with fungicide strategies for disease control and grain yield.
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To evaluate potential foliar fungicide spray strategies, new breeding lines and varieties for management of fungal diseases in faba bean.
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To evaluate potential of foliar fungicide spray strategies, new breeding lines and varieties for management of fungal diseases in faba bean.
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To evaluate foliar fungicide spray strategies on disease control in new breeding lines and varieties.
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Faba Bean, Fungicides strategies, chocolate spot in PBA Amberley, HRZ South East (Bool Lagoon), South Australia Faba Bean, Fungicides strategies, chocolate spot in PBA Amberley, MRZ Lower Eyre Peninsula (Yeelanna), South Australia
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To evaluate the response of the new ‘imi’ tolerant varieties, to novel herbicide strategies involving Group B and C herbicide products.
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To investigate the tolerance of a newly released faba bean variety PBA Bendoc to residual (simulated) and in-crop application timings of Group B herbicides in comparison with the commercial variety PBA Samira.
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To investigate the tolerance of a newly released faba bean variety PBA Bendoc to residual (simulated) and in-crop application of various Group B herbicides in comparison with the commercial variety PBA Samira.
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To evaluate the level of herbicide tolerance in a faba bean mutant derived line with Group B herbicide tolerance traits in response to simulated residues and post-emergent applications of Group B herbicides.
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To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in faba bean.
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To investigate the response of faba bean to phosphorus fertilizer rates.
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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 optimum rate and time of sowing for PBA Samira faba beans for increased yield and profitability.
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To evaluate the adaptability of flowering time and yield of various faba bean varieties.
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A case study to demonstrate that faba beans can serve as a much needed break crop in the dominant canola-barley rotation on the South Coast sandplain
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To invesigate the tolerance of a newly released faba bean variety PBA Bendoc to post sowing pre-emergence (PSPE) and in-crop application timings of Group B herbicides in comparison with PBA Samira.
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The Making Better Fertiliser Decisions for Cropping Systems in Australia project (BFDC) aims to provide the fertiliser industry, agency staff, agribusiness advisors and growers with the knowledge and resources to improve nutrient recommendations for optimising crop production.
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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 break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the following cereal crop.
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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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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 demonstrate six different seeding machine set-ups sowing in stubble. This demonstration was used to compare different set-ups across two different rates of triflualin at a number of different sowing speeds.
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To discuss the BCG Farming Systems 2000 season.
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To update information on livestock ad the Farming Systems site.
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To assess the impact of various stubble management practices on the extent, severity and duration of frost and determine its effect on canopy temperature and grain yield.
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Determine thresholds of stubble loads (0, 1, 2 & 4t/ha) which increase severity and duration of frosts, and associated frost risks.
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To report on the Farming Systems trial 2006.
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To compare the yields of crops in southern Mallee farming systems in 2009.
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To compare the yields of crops in the southern Mallee under various farming systmes in 2010.
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To compare the yields of crops grown under four different farming systems common to the southern Mallee region.
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To test whether knowledge of soil potential, soil variation and in-season predictions of grain yield with Yield Prophet could be useful to improving management.
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To uncover what makes for profitable and sustainable crop production.
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To investigate the effect of post-sowing pre-emergent herbicides and post emergent herbicides on fenugreek growth and yield and weed control.
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To conduct a Fenugreek variety trial.
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To examine fertiliser and crop management of areas at risk of flooding.
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To determine optimum seed and fertiliser placement in canola and wheat and the effect of Agrotain in reducing seedling burn from urea.
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To provide answers to a number of commonly asked fertiliser questions in the southern Mallee/Northern Wimmera and to generate guidelines to assist growers develop profitable nutrient strategies for the coming season.
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To determine the impact of different fertiliser products and placement relative to the seed on crop emergence, crop WUE and grain yield.
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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 evaluate yields and quality of new and existing field pea varieties.
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To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing field pea varieties.
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To assess the efficacy of fungicide programs to manage black spot in field peas in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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To test the effect of micronutrient supplements on field pea grain yield.
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To develop cultivars and agronomic methods that will increase and stabilise production in environments characterized by variable soil types and low rainfall, of which Minnipa is a key site of the program.
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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 investigate a range of management options across the latest varieties and potential new releases in field pea.
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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 evaluate the effectiveness of different fungicide strategies for the management of blackspot disease infection in field pea to determine the most appropriate strategy for the southern low rainfall zone.
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To evaluate fungicide strategies to manage blackspot in field pea in the low rainfall Mallee environment.
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To compare the effectiveness of foliar fungicides and fungicidal seed dressings applied at 4 node stage to control ascochyta blight in field pea.
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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 investigate the impact of fungicide use to control disease in a range of field pea breeding lines and varieties (focusing on blue peas).
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To provide farmers with more information on the productivity of legume break crops and varieties in the northern Mallee region.
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To provide farmers with more information on the productivity of legume break crops and varieties in the northern Mallee region.
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To assess and evaluated a range of different pasture varieties at three different sites.
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3 different crop species were planted to measure the responses to P; this will assist in crop data gaps being able to be filled allowing for better fertiliser decisions to be made.
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To discuss the criteria for financial viability after drought.
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This project is gathering data from these trial sites to ascertain whether the one-off application of either P, K or sulfur (S) placed in these deeper more depleted layers can provide a grain yield benefit and whether that benefit can be maintained over several years.
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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 compare Flexi-N timing especially for late protein boost application in wheat.
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To demonstrate a range of crop types and end-uses that could have a role in the low rainfall farming systems of the Mallee.
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To demonstrate a range of crop types and end-uses that could have a role in the low rainfall farming systems of the Mallee.
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To increase our understanding of how relative grain yields in different parts of a paddock in the Mallee region vary year to year (and between crop types) and how these changes are related to soil type and seasonal rainfall.
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To assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrients and disease control strategies in current farming systems.
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To build on previous research by updating knowledge of the benefits, including disease control and nutrition, of fluid delivery systems.
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To build on previous research by updating knowledge of the benefits, including disease control and nutrition, of fluid delivery systems.
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.
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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 test the effect of foliar fungicides on irrigated wheat yield
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To investigate the effectiveness of applying a range of fungicides, both with and without stickers, at two different application times on two varieties of beans - Fiesta VF and Aquadulce.
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To investigate fungicide types and application timings to minimise the effect of foliar disease in lentils.
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To develop specific disease management strategies for more susceptible wheat varieties.
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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 test if the use of fungicides makes economic sense on irrigated barley
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To evaluate the effectiveness of foliar fungicides applied to barley and compare strobilurin fungicides with the "older' triazole and conazole fungicides.
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To investigate the efficacy of seed dressing and fertiliser applied fungicides on the time of onset, rate of development and yield impact of wheat powdery mildew.