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Regional specific agronomy has been identified as a need by growers in RCSN Open Local Forums, in particular in using regional specific agronomy demonstrations to assist decision making of growers.
The aim of this project was to use best district practice to examine if newer varieties respond differently to increasing nutritional inpu… read more
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The aim of the ‘Yardstick’ project is conduct agronomy demonstrations that will enable growers to reduce crop selection risk through better understanding of crop performance with different crop types/varieties, timings of sowing and nutrition.
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This was the second year of a three-year trial, funded by the South Australian Grains Industry Trust (SAGIT), to evaluate the nitrogen fixation capabilities of various legume species commonly grown on Kangaroo Island.
In this second year, the trial was set up to answer the following questions:
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To investigate wider range of fungicides for yellow leaf spot control.
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To investigate wider range of fungicides for yellow leaf spot control.
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To evaluate the the value of foliar fungicide sprays for the control of yellow leaf spot in wheat established in the stubble of the previous wheat crop under no till.
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The aim of this experiment was to develop disease response curves indicating potential yield losses for a selection of varieties that represent various resistance categories for YLS.
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To confirm if seed size has any significant effect on yield in shallow seeding (15-20mm) situations that are common in WA's sandy soils Determine the economic implications on seed size assuming yield is the same.
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To evaluate the performance of annual crops when pasture cropped over different perennial species.
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To monitor water use with a capacitance probe installed in each plot to update the water use efficiency benchmark of 20 kg/ha/mm derived from French and Schultz.
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To examine the impact of crown rot on yield and grain quality in a range of durum, bread wheat and barley varieties across two sowing times near Tulloona in north-western NSW in 2015.
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To evaluate the relative yield loss (tolerance) of commonly grown and newly released wheat and barley varieties to Fusarium crown rot.
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To discuss Yield Prophet - how did it perform in 2003?
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To test Yield Prophet for 2005.
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To comment on Yield Prophet® 2007.
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To determine likely nitrogen response at the time of pre-drilling, and at the appearance of the first node (GS31), which coincided with the times at which nitrogen applications took place.
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To ascertain the major differences in soil types in the region, and provide more accurate and timely information on a broad, generic scale that would have better relevance for growers in the region.
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To comment on Yield Prophet® in 2006 and how it can help save a packet in a drought season.
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To simulate the impacts of likely climate change scenarios on wheat production using the Yield Prophet® Climate Change Report.
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To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2009.
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To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2010.
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To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2012.
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To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2013.
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To report on Yield Prophet results for 2014.
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To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2015.
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To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2016.
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To assess the yield response in barley, canola and lupins to deep ripping over a three year period (2015 – 2017) near Broomehill, WA.
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To assess the yield response in barley, canola and lupins to deep ripping over a three year period (2015 – 2017) near Broomehill, WA.
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To further test the response of different wheat varieties to varying rates and timings of Nitrogen applications.
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To asses the effect of PGR application on barley
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The aim of this trial was to compare the emergence, growth and yielf of small and large seed size Yitpi wheat.
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To investigate low risk, best bet strategies for the low rainfall cropping zone
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To determine if any specific treatments reduced the impact of frost.
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To compare the profitability between the RR and TT system as well as between OP and Hybrid varieties within these two systems.
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To compare the profitability between the RR and TT system as well as between OP and Hybrid varieties within these two systems.
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To compare the profitability between the RR and TT system as well as between OP and Hybrid varieties within these two systems.
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To explore low risk, best bet strategies for the low rainfall cropping zone.
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To demonstrate the efficacy and crop safety of Velocity® and Precept® 300EC applied alone or in tank mixtures compared to currently available standards for the control of wild radish in wheat.
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To assess whether Zen noodle wheat has a place in rotation when yield and quality are compared to Mace Australian hard wheat.
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To deal with aspects of a large project on diagnosis of the deficiency, yield responses to zinc, residual value of zinc, protein increases and improvement of quality, and genotypic effects in relation to zinc.
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To explore the effects of rotation, P fertiliser and mycorrhizae on wheat grain zinc in rotations.
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To identify the link between zinc deficiency and Rhizoctonia bare patch.
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To establish rate and time of zinc applicatitn for maximum yield in navy bean.
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To review of importance of zinc in the Victorian Mallee and Wimmera.
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To compare a number of differenc zinc products applied to an Ouyen wheat crop.
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To see if zinc was limiting yield potential.
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To establish importance of zinc fertiliser to crop production.
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To establish zinc phosphate relations on black earths of the Darling Downs.
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To investigate whether the VRT approach will markedly shift yields and profitability from the levels achieved using blanket inputs across the whole paddock in the Minnipa region.