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To improve canola production through identification of varieties and agronomic practices with superior performance under irrigation.
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To improve irrigated cereal production through identification of varieties and agronomic practices with superior perfomance under irrigation.
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This demonstration was designed to determine the relative resistance of a range of wheat varieties to stripe rust with and without a seed treatment.
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To determine yield against various seeding rates for oats.
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To evaluate which combination of an early bromoxynil based herbicide and follow up post-emergent herbicide will provide the best weed control and Return on investment (ROI) in a system approach to wild radish control in cereals.
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To determine the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.
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To evaluate the crop safety and knockdown survivor wild radish control of Velocity solo and in tank mixtures with higher rates.
To evaluate the efficacy of Precept and other post emergent herbicides for wild radish control in a suspected Group B & I population.
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To evaluate the early biomass production, hay and grain yield of oat varieties, as well as their response to a herbicide strategy, in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.
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To evaluate the early biomass production, hay and grain yield of oat varieties, as well as their response to a herbicide strategy, in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.
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To quantify the benefits of very wide rows for wheat quality and yield.
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To report on vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotations.
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To include a primary trial of breeding material funded by GRDC, at Minnipa, to investigate advanced common vetch lines with specific traits best suited to this region, and enable comparison with other sites in the southern cropping region.
SAGIT trials looking at vetch for a genuine legume break crop option for cereal and mixed farmers… read more
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To investigate the potential of new vetch species/varieties for very low rainfall areas in Southern Australia.
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To provide basic information about growing vetch.
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To explore potential of new vetch lines for varieties in Australian crop rotations.
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To determine how the management of a vetch crop (termination timing and end-use) influences the yield and quality of a following wheat crop grown for two consecutive years.
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To determine how the management of a vetch crop (termination timing and end-use) influences the yield and quality of a following wheat crop grown for two consecutive years.
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To determine how the management of a vetch crop (termination timing and end-use) influences the yield and quality of a following wheat crop grown for two consecutive years.
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To determine whether rhizobial inoculation of vetch enhances the amounts of N fixed. To evaluate the effect the timing of vetch termination has on inputs of fixed N, and on residual soil moisture and mineral N measured at the end of the 2012 growing season.
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To compare the effects of (i) five different vetch termination timings, and (ii) five different end-uses of vetch on stored soil water and mineral N, and the yield of a subsequent wheat crop.
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To evaluate improved vetches for wheat and barley farming systems.
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To determine the suitability of ascochyta blight resistant entries in Victorian advanced testing for release as varieties.
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To compare the effects VRT on different soil tyes and to compare rates of seed and fertiliser.
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To demonstrate the benefit of WALAN2141 for croptopping.
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To conduct an on-farm wheat demonstration.
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To determine the effectiveness of controlling brome grass seed set with crop-topping short- season cereals sown at different times.
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To determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses is affected by sowing speed
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To investigate the use of water storage crystals as a means of increasing plant available water (PAW) during the grain fill period.
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To understand the water quality features that may have an influence on pesticide performance.
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To introduce the concept of water use efficiency.
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To examine the effect of plant growth regulators, in the form of Moddus and Chlormequat on the plant biomass, water use and plant growth in wheat.
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To integrate productive perennial pastures into annual cropping systems so as to improve the profitability and sustainability of dryland farming.
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To summarise the current knowledge about waterlogging on Kangaroo Island.
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To discuss using computers to give you weather at your fingertips.
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To investigate the effect of weather conditions on cyclohexanedions or ‘dim’ herbicides, Select and Aramo.
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Determine the value of Wedgetail wheat for yearling steers. Determine the impact of grazing on the grain yeld of wedgetail wheat.
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To identify the most effective alternate techniques and discover the impacts they have on weed control, yield and grain quality
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To identify the most effective alternate techniques and discover the impacts they have on weed control, yield and grain quality
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To determine wether varietal differences in chickpea plant architecture effect their competitiveness with ryegrass.
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To determine whether varietal differences in chickpea plant architecture affect their competitiveness with ryegrass.
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To investigate options for broadleaf weed and grass control in oats.
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To look at the different weed control options for field peas.
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To investigate the impact that two different harvest weed seed control (HWSC) methods – narrow windrowing of header trash and the Esperance Mobile Ag Repairs (EMAR) chaff deck – have on reducing the weed burden in the following crop.
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To discuss weed management for 2006.
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To demonstrate the effectiveness of weed sensing technology (WeedSeeker) for controlling problematic low population weeds (e.g. Prickly Lettuce).
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To inform readers about weed sensing: the use of a machine or instrument to detect a weed; a plant that shouldn’t be there
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To satisfy the questions of local farmers.
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To evaluate the impact of tillage treatments on wheat yield in a number of farmer demonstrations.
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To evaluate the performance of current commercial varieties and assess their suitability for the Wimmera.
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To help understand the yield penalties we can expect if good pH levels are not maintained and how
frequently lime needs to be applied.
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To comment on the Farm Management 500 and Sustainable Technology (FAST) Project: what did the crops grow on in 1994?
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Interviews were conducted on each farm to determine for each paddock the species that were sown
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To address the question, what would happen if a commercial cereal crop was sown at such an early date?
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To answer the question 'What is required to be a good financial manager on a farm?'
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To discuss the question 'What is the best product for topdressing nitrogen?'.
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To report on the Paxton's efforts to “to keep the soil pH above 5, we know if we don’t, we start losing production”.
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To disucss what'll happen when it does rain again.
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To identify key ingredients of agronomic packages that deliver high yielding canola crops with high oil contents in the Parndana environment.
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To assess different interrow spacing widths using five different sowing treatments.
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To establish and manipulate 3 varieties of pasture and determine their effect on the following wheat crop.
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To compare pulse production, as well as, assess the follow-on benefits of different pulses to wheat.
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To assess the impact of applying Nitrogen at different rates and timings and insecticide for the control of BYDV on grain yields of selected wheat varieties.
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To assess the impact of applying Nitrogen at different rates and timings and insecticide for the control of BYDV on grain yields of selected wheat varieties.
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To systematically assess the impact of sowing time, seeding rate and wetting agents on wheat establishment and productivity across a range of environments on water repellent soil and determine whether there are interactions between the agronomic options tested.
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To systematically assess the impact of sowing time, seeding rate and wetting agents on wheat establishment and productivity across a range of environments on water repellent soil and determine whether there are interactions between the agronomic options tested.
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To assess the yield of a range of agronomic treatments on wheat varieties at several sites
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To assess the yield of a range of agronomic treatments on wheat varieties at several sites.
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To compare the performance of potential wheat and barley varieties with existing varieties commonly
grown in SNSW under local conditions.
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Compare 6 barley (feed and malt) and 6 wheat (APW and AH) varieties response to increasing nitrogen applications across 5 locations across the wheatbelt. We have only included information for Binnu location.
Assess responsiveness of new varieties to management and the consequences for grain yield, grain quality and overall agronomic … read more
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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 test whether we can increase radiation use efficiency and yield in wheat by changing architecture (floppy vs. erect leaves).
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To look at the application of disease and canopy management principles and their application to the different climatic regions of southern Australia.
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To look at the application of disease and canopy management principles and their application to the different climatic regions of southern Australia.
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To investigate wheat canopy management.
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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.
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To examine the integration of the principles of disease management and canopy management in cereal crops.
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To determine the effect of sowing rate and nitrogen fertiliser timing on crop canopy development, grain yield and grain quality.
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To test 6 commercial wheat varieties.
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To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties
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To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties
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To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties
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To study the effect of elevated temperature, sowing time, variety, and N rate on wheat yield.
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Investigating the tolerance of wheat varieties to herbicides
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Investigating the tolerance of wheat varieties to herbicides
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To investigate where wheat performs best in a crop rotaion.