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The aim of this experiment was to investigate the role of flowering time in upper canopy infection development, and determine any associated yield penalty.
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The aim of this experiment was to understand canola variety heat stress responses and their capacity to adapt to warmer future climates.
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The aim of this experiment was to test a novel method of imposing heat stress in the field and determine the effect of heat stress on canola grain yield and its interaction with water availability
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To examine the effect of nitorgen fertiliser on grain yield and quality of eight barley cultivars.
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Eight barley varieties were sown at Condobolin and Parkes to assess the varietal response to N application and seeding rate on grain yield and quality.
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To evaluate the effect of time of sowing (TOS) and nitrogen rate on grain yeild and grain quality for six current wheat varieties in low rainfall zone of central western NSW.
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This experiment was conducted at the NSW DPI Leeton Field Station to test the response of two commercial soybean varieties and two numbered lines for potential release, to four target sowing densities.
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T evaluate the influence of seeding density and nitrogen (N) applied at sowing on plant establishment, phenology, grain yield and quality of four commercial milling oat varieties.
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To test the hypothesis that less fertiliser P is required to acheive maximum grain yield if a mid-maturing variety (Hyola 559TT) is sown earlier than the traditional date of 25 April.
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Aimed at establishing variety responses to sowing dates and different N rates and timings
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This experiment was conducted at Wallendbeen, typically a high rainfall area in the South West Slopes, to assess canola’s yield potential across different sowing dates in a high yielding environment. Varieties were chosen to represent a diverse range of canola types to compare the different phenologies (including winter types), the breeding… read more
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To assess the effect of early, mid and late sowing times on the phenology, grain yeild and grain protein of several newer wheat varieties grown in southern NSW.
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To evaluate the performance of recently released wheat varieties in response to various times of sowing.
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To examine the effect of sowing date on heading date and grain yield of fifteen barley and five wheat varieties.
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To assess the effect of early, mid and late sowing dates on the grain yield, phenology and seed quality of soybeans grown in southern New South Wales.
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This experiment reports the effect of three sowing dates on the timing of anthesis, grain yield and grain quality parameters for a range of commercially available and advanced bread wheat and durum varieties.
The combination of phenology and sowing date (SD) determines the probable timing of environmental stresses (frost and heat stres… read more
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To determine the grain yield and phenology response of six canola varieties sown at three different dates in a low rainfall environment.
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To examine the effects of sowing time on the phenology, grain yield and quality of 36 wheat varieties.
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This experiment was designed to test the response of 12 canola varieties with varying phenologies and plant type to early sowing, compared with the more traditional sowing date in late April.
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To evaluate the effect of sowing date on phenology and grain yield of 12 canola varieties ranging from long to short season phenology types.
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To assess the performance of 16 commercially available barley varieties sown on three dates at the Condobolin Agricultural Research and Advisory Station in 2017
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To examine the effect of sowing date on yield and quality of twenty barley varieties.
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To determine which management factors for canola improved the efficiency of using stored water.
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This experiment investigated the effect of time of sowing (TOS) on grain yield of 32 new and current wheat varieties in the low rainfall region of central western NSW.
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This study was undertaken to determine the optimal timing for fungicide application during the growing season to reduce Sclerotinia development.
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This study aimed to compare the efficacy of three different foliar fungicides in managing sclerotinia stem rot in canola.
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To assess the competiveness of 18 commercial barley varieties for their capacity to suppress or out-compete weeds during the season.
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To predict the risk of PRR disease and potential yield losses in chickpea, and detect P. med inoculum in soil from commercial paddocks.
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To conduct mungbean variety evaluation experiments to assess how effective new mungbean varieties for the Maquarie Valley were under irrigated conditions.
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Soybean variety evaluation experiments (in collaboration with more variety-specific agronomy experiments) at Trangie Agricultural Research Centre (Trangie ARC) were conducted for three consecutive summer seasons (2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16) to assess if new soybean varieties for the Macquarie Valley under irrigated conditions were a su… read more
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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 study the effect of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application separately and in combination on the growth and yield of faba bean.
This experiment aimed to study the effect of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application separately and in combination on the growth and yield of faba bean. A small amount of N at sowing might improve y… read more
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To compare fungicides for their effectiveness to control diseases as well as improve yield and seed size in faba bean.
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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 compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines at two sowing times at June reefs in Southern NSW.
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To compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines on two sowing dates at Lockhart in Southern NSW.
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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 compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advancing breeding lines at three times of sowing (TOS) at Wagga Wagga.
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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 factors driving nitrous oxide emissions from uncropped (head ditch and tail drain) areas of irrigated cotton fields after water-run urea application.
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To determine the various causes and to address concerns around fusarium head blight (FHB) infections.
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The objectives of this study were to assess the current level of infestations of Button grass (Dactyloctenium radulans) both in dryland and irrigated cotton farming systems and also to investigate the germination biology for future phenology/biology studies of this species.
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To assess the performance of 18 commercial barley varieties sown at three dates during 2015.
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An international research collaboration with CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico) has developed new wheat germplasm carrying Karnal bunt resistance genes. These will be made available
to Australian breeders for variety development. As a prerequisite, this study was carried out to determine what penalties c… read more
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This study compared OC and nitrogen (N) stocks at the conclusion of a five-year grazing trial on a fertilised native pasture in south-eastern Australia.
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The main purpose of this study was to produce HMT wheat flour under different treatment conditions in terms of flour moisture content and treatment time, and then to investigate the effects that the HMT had on the flours’ pasting properties, water solubility and water absorption.
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To asses optimum sowing date and variety type for Canola for the South West Slopes region of NSW
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This experiment evaluated the two new imidazolinone (IMI) herbicide-tolerant lentil varieties PBA Herald XT and PBA Hurricane XT alongside other commercial varieties and breeding lines for adaptation and production in southern NSW
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To compare the relative impact of CRR and CR on wheat yield and determine if mixed infection exacerbates losses.
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To compare the relative impact of common root rot and crown rot on wheat yield and determine if mixed infection exacerbates losses in a second season.
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To examine the effect of two sowing dates on final Pt populations in a range of durum, bread wheat and barley varieties near Tulloona in north-western NSW in 2015.
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This paper reports 2019 results from a subsoil amelioration experiment aimed at minimising the yield gap on sodic subsoils by treating them with various organic and inorganic amendments in pelletised form
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In this experiment, we compare three methods of N supply to wheat:
1. surface spread in front of the seeder (early May)
2. mid-row banding at sowing (early May)
3. surface spread at stem elongation (late July).
The difference method was used to evaluated the efficiency of each.
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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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The purpose of this laboratory-based incubation experiment was to determine if an upper limit to Organic Carbon accumulation in soil was approached with increasing C input in basalt- and granite-derived soils.
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The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of two commonly used PGRs on root growth. It was hypothesised that if root growth modification occurred due to PGR application it would be a result of either the PGR altering the allometric balance between roots and shoots; a modification of the allocation of photoassimilates between th… read more
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The primary objective of PGRs is to decrease plant height to reduce lodging, however, this can also indirectly increase grain yield. If the crop is not lodged, the effect of PGR application on yield is more variable. The influence of varying levels of N and PGR timing on the grain yield of four elite barley cultivars, including the recently r… 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 investigate the sowing date effect on phenology and grain yield of 15 commercially relevant barley varieties compared with nine wheat varieties.
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In 2019, field experiments were conducted across various sites in the GRDC northern grains region (NGR) to determine how phenology influences grain yield responses for a diverse set of wheat genotypes. This paper presents results from the Cudal site (central eastern NSW) and discusses the sowing date influence on the phenology and grain yield… read more
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To investigate the influence of sowing date on the phenology and grain yield responses of a core set of 36 wheat genotypes.
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A new project being conducted by the Irrigated Cropping Council, NSW DPI, Deakin University, Murray Local Land Service and Precision Agriculture, with financial support from GRDC, started in July 2014. The long-term objective is to ‘increase grain
production and profitability from surface irrigated soils in the GRDC Southern Region by… read more
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To examine whether integrating row placement, stubble management, chickpea row spacing and a ground engaging tool would affect Fp incidence and grain yield in wheat in a chickpea–wheat sequence grown under a zero-tillage system.
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To examine the interaction between plant density and nitrogen application in eight barley varieties in central west NSW.
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To improve knowledge around the ability of sorghum to efficiently use applied irrigation water.
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To investigate the current herbicide resistance status of problem weeds in northern cotton farming systems.
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To determine whether optimising agronomic inputs could further increase barley yield in southern NSW
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To determine the optimum sowing date for lentil to reduce effects from abiotic stresses and increase grain yield. These experiments also aimed to identify phenological drivers of crop development in lentil and determine which varieties are best adapted to the target environments.
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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 compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red–brown earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic recommendations for lentil in this region.
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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 establish agronomic guidelines for lentil time of sowing (TOS) and seeding rate for current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines at Wagga Wagga.
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To establish agronomic guidelines for sowing time and sowing rate for current commercial lentils varieties and advanced breeding lines at Yenda.
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As growers push for maximum grain yield, lodging is becoming a significant factor in rice production, increasing the time and cost of harvest and often resulting in significant yield loss andreduced grain quality.
Several factors influence lodging susceptibility including seasonal weather, variety, sowing method, nitrogen rate and timin… read more
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a red sandy loam soil at Rankins Springs in southern NSW.
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and promising advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red–brown earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic
recommendations for lupin in this region.
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To compare grain yield and quality responses to variations in row configurations, plant population and hybrid selection.
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To compare grain yield responses with variations in three maize hybrids and six nitrogen rates under raised-bed flood irrigation at Breeza on the Liverpool Plains.
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To compare plant characteristics and grain yield responses of three maize hybrids with varying rates of N applied at sowing or in-crop under dryland conditions at Gurley, south-east of Moree.
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To compare plant characteristics and grain yield responses of three maize hybrids to varying rates of N applied at sowing or in crop under dryland conditions at Gurley, south-east of Moree.
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This experiment aimed to evaluate agronomic management options that enhance the yield potential on this specific soil type.
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To managing competition and lucerne persistence with sowing configuration.
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To determine the maximum attainable grain yield for a given location and year, and to quantify the contributions.
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The objectives were to:
1. manage subsoil acidity through innovative amelioration methods that will increase productivity, profitability and sustainability
2. study soil processes, such as the changes of soil chemical, physical and biological properties under vigorous soil amelioration techniques, over the longer term.
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The aim of the project is to manage subsoil acidity through innovative amelioration methods that increase productivity, profitability and sustainability on farms.
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The project has two components: an agronomy component that will assess the impact of varying surface irrigation management strategies (scheduling and frequency) on nitrogen use efficiency, water use efficiency and overall system profitability; and a hydrology component that will develop irrigation design criteria that will allow precise applicat… read more
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This project explored the extent to which various crop and pasture management options effected changes in SOC, from sub-tropical to temperate environments.
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To improve our understanding of the interaction between the pathogen life cycle, the host crop and environmental conditions with the view to developing a disease prediction model for industry to use.
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This report presents the results of a national field survey of herbicide residues in 40 cropping soils before sowing and pre-emergent herbicide application in 2015. It looks at the relevance of these residues to soil biological processes and crop health with a focus on those herbicides most frequently detected.
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The Australian Soybean Breeding Program develops varieties for diverse production environments across a 3000 km range from the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland (Latitude 17.2661°S, Longitude 145.4859°E) to the Riverina in southern New South Wales (Latitude 29.7503°S, Longitude 120.5530°E).
The program focuses on strateg… read more
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The Australian Soybean Breeding Program develops varieties for diverse production environments across a 3000 km range from the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland (Latitude 17.2661°S, Longitude 145.4859°E) to the Riverina in southern New South Wales (Latitude 29.7503°S, Longitude 120.5530°E). T
he program focuses on strate… read more
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To present a summary of data from multi-season replicated evaluations and on-farm experiments of Richmond, a new variety for production in northern New South Wales.
The Australian Soybean Breeding Program develops varieties for diverse production
environments across a 3000 km range from the Atherton Tablelands in far north Que… read more
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To find more IPM-compatible options, we evaluated for a second season under field conditions, four new-generation insecticides that are either specialised against sap-sucking insects or known to have thrips control potential. In 2015–16 we added an additional three insecticides to the experiment
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To determine the effect of N rate on the yield and grain quality of eight popular bread wheat varieties at Coolah in central NSW in 2015.
Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient most required by wheat. It is essential for growth and development, and yield and grain protein levels. In recent seasons in Central West NSW there has been a significa… read more
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To determine the effect of N application rates on the yield and grain quality of eight popular bread wheat varieties at Gilgandra in central NSW in 2015.
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To determine the effect of N application on the yield and grain quality of eight popular bread wheat varieties at Merriwa in central NSW in 2015.
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To determine the effect of N rate on the yield and grain quality of eight popular bread wheat varieties at Gilgandra in central NSW in 2015.
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To determine the effect of N application and sowing time on the yield and grain quality of eight popular bread wheat varieties at Trangie in central NSW in 2015.
Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient wheat most needs for growth, development and yield. In recent seasons in Central West NSW there has been a significant trend towards above average… read more