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To determine the least cost foliar fungicide application method to maximise the potential of achieving milling grade oats for south west Victoria.
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To test how late we can apply nitrogen to wheat to achieve the highest protein and yield in a milling variety.
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To evaluate a number of breeder's lines with commercial varieties to determine the most suitable triazine tolerant lines for the high rainfall zone in the south west.
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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 demonstrate the need for innoculation with rhizobia in a range of crop legumes.
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To evaluate the performance of new and existing field pea and lupin varieties in the HRZ at our Hamilton and Westmere sites.
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To evaluate the performance of new and existing field pea and lupin varieties in the HRZ at our Hamilton and Westmere sites.
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To investigate four different lime rates on two different faba bean varieties.
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To present results of the long season barley variety trial.
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To evaluate a number of long season barley varieties to assess their yield potential and quality aspects for growing in the high rainfall zone.
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To compare the effect of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality over a three year timeframe. The sustainability of the treatments will also be evaluated with comparison of soil physical, chemical and biological data.
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The aim of this trial was to compare the long term effects of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality.
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To compare the long term effects of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality. The sustainability of treatments will also be evaulated with comparison of soil physical, chemical and biological data.
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To answer some key questions about lucerne in the crop rotation:
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To evaluate some simple agronomic changes to lupin sowing rates and fertiliser rates to see if it has an impact on yield.
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To demonstrate and evaluate a range of management strategies that could effectively reduce damage to emerging canola during establishment caused by slug species in the High Rainfall Zone (HRZ)
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To look at the significance of the cultivar difference with regard to management strategy.
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To evaluate the principles of full canopy management through integration of crop inputs (nitrogen, fungicide and growth regulators) across both wheat and barley to maximize crop strength, resilience and yield capacity in high yielding environments.
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To report on the id canola 3 year summary.
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To evaluate a number of breeder's lines with commercial varieties to determine the most suitable triazine tolerant lines for the high rainfall zone in the south west
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To conduct a milling wheat demonstration trial due to increase interest and area sown to milling wheat in the Hamilton district.
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To take a step back and look at how important rainfall and variety choice are in grazing crops to maintain grain yield.
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To evaluate the effect of Monty’s 4-15-12 as a seed soak product and Monty’s 8-16-8 as a foliar spray on wheat grain yield and quality.
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To test differences between conventional varieties of canola.
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To naturally derived fertiliser formulations against industry standards.
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To answer some important questions in relation to nitrogen fertiliser application, these questions are: How much, what product and when?
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To determine the effect of sowing rate, nitrogen fertiliser rate and timing on wheat and barley crop establishment, tiller production, head counts at harvest, grain yield and grain quality.
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To provide the opportunity to observe a number of commercial or near commercial barley, wheat and canola varieties on a relatively large scale.
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To determine the yield and grain quality of 6 commercial barley varieties.
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To determine the yield, oil quality and economic return of 6 TT and 6 non TT canola varieties.
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To evaluate a range of milling wheats of different maturities, disease resistance and qualities under broad acre farmer sown plots.
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To compare the performance & suitability of several Triticale varieties in the Streatham Branch area.
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To determine the yield and grain quality of 6 commercial wheat varieties.
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To find out what the noodle quality of wheat from this site is and how it compares to the noodle wheat grown in the Wimmera.
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To evaluate the suitability of different grain oat varieties for the high rainfall zone.
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These trials aim to determine a yield and quality difference between oat varieties grown in the higher rainfall zone of Victoria.
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To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for growing conditions in the south east of Victoria.
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To evaluate a number of commercially available oat varieties for yield and grain quality. These reflect the most widely grown varieties in the area and include others that may be considered in the future.
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To compare grain yields of early sown wheat with grazed (cut) wheat sown at the same time and that sown at a more traditional time, May. A further aim was to compare a commercial plant density for dual purpose and grain‐only production with reduced rates comparable to that used for early sowing in the UK.
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To assess the optimum barley fungicide strategy for the different climatic regions represented in the project and to determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.
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The objectives of these trials are very similar to those pursued last season, those being to establish guidelines on the use of foliar applied fungicides in barley crops.
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These trials taking place in southern Victoria and Tasmania were conducted to examine the response of more disease resistant
varieties to triazole and strobilurin fungicides in the near absence of disease.
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With the large majority of wheat cultivars now deemed to be susceptible to stripe rust, in particular the new WA pathotype, this trial was set up to look at economic response to different foliar fungicide timings. In addition the trial continued the evaluation of the strobilurin fungicides (as part of project SFS 00006), the first of which was r… read more
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To evaluate five wheat varieties sown at three different times and assess how each one responds.
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To demonstrate that is possible to grow a viable winter crop and still maintain a productive lucerne stand over summer.
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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 assess a number of commercial pulse varieties for yield and standability.
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To assess the potential of non-commercial later maturing canola lines for the HRZ of southern Australia.
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To develop a phosphorus response curve for high rainfall production of white wheat as well as investigating the responsiveness of acid soils to zinc and or copper based products which showed promise in the 2000 trial at Streatham.
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To develop a phosphorus response curve for high rainfall production of white wheat as well as investigating the responsiveness of acid soils to zinc and or copper based products which showed promise in the 2000 trial at Streatham.
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The purpose of these trials was to investigate the value of applying the PGR Moddus EVO to barley grown in the high rainfall zone of Victoria to reduce lodging and improve yields.
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This experiment aimed at trialling some of the products which may have benefited a plant‟s capacity to fight diseases, rather than treating the infection itself.
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To demonstrate the effectiveness and possible yield advantages of Kellalac wheat using two different fertiliser rates with and without PR70 Release treatment.
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To assess the effectiveness and applicability of cultural control practices 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 identify whether spraying for leaf rust in wheat will give an economic yield benefit.
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To test and develop farming systems where retained stubble is managed in the HRZ without a reduction in profitability for the grower
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To compare Prosaro 420 SC to a local standard treatment and untreated treatment.
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To investigate the impact of sowing date on the performance of a range of pulse crops.
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To establish some potential performance of pulse crops in the region and if any crops, varieties and treatments are worthy of further trialling and replicated yield data.
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To demonstrate the value of pulses.
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This trial was established to look at disease management in beans and peas by the use of different varieties, different row spacings to increase airflow through the canopy and through different fungicide timing regimes.
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This trial was established to look at disease management in beans and peas by the use of different varieties; different row spacings to increase airflow through the canopy and through different fungicide timing regimes.
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To find a reliable high yielding and profitable pulse crop for the "high rainfall, cool climate" zone of southern Victoria and one which suits raised beds.
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This trial was established to look at disease management in beans and peas by the use of different varieties, different row spacings to increase airflow through the canopy and through different fungicide timing regimes.
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To evaluate the most profitable pulse varieties and their associated resistance to diseases faced in the higher rainfall zone of southern Australia.
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Two current varieties of field peas and two current varieties of beans were trialled at the Inverleigh site.
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To test the vernalisation theory and answer questions around grazing management.
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To evaluate the performance of Dividend seed treatment and to determine its efficacy in controlling the soil borne root rotting disease
Pythium in wheat as well as other potential seed borne and seedling diseases.
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To determine the influence of cultivar resistance on the cost effectiveness of upfront disease control, such as seed treatment/in furrow treatments as opposed to later season control based on foliar fungicides.
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To determine the influence of cultivar resistance on the cost effectiveness and longevity of upfront disease control, such as seed treatment/in furrow treatments, as opposed to later season control based on foliar fungicides.
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To evaluate the raised bed technology for reducing crop losses caused by waterlogging.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of grain and forage legumes grown in a raised bed system using a controlled traffic regime.
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To examine the effects of some of the common bed renovation treatments adopted by the farmers, particularly on soil structure, soil water dynamics and subsequent crop performance on beds.
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To examine the effects of some of the common bed renovation treatments adopted by the farmers, particularly on soil structure, soil water dynamics and subsequent crop performance on beds.
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To establish the relationship between response by red wheat to nitrogen fertiliser and deep soil nitrogen test in the high rainfall environment of south west Victoria.
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To allow grain growers to assess the grain yields of released and upcoming wheat varieties under “with fungicide” and “without fungicide” management regimes.
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To show the importance of soil testing, and linking this with applying the right nutrients.
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This trial was designed to compare the amount of irrigation water required by canola on raised beds with conventionally prepared ground.
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To investigate the best approach to applying a set amount of nitrogen (100 kg/ha) in order to achieve the greatest grain yield and to maximize quality.
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To examine Rhizobia response in faba beans
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To identify whether BSN 10 seed treatment gives any yield advantage to wheat sown on the relatively highly fertile Gnarwarre site.
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This demonstrations was conducted for three significant reasons.
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The aim of the competition is to see which team produces the highest gross margin crop (not necessarily the highest yielding crop) against a background of uncertain input and grain prices and unknown growing season rainfall.
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To report on the Barley Challenge at Dunkeld.
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To summarise the results from this three-year cycle of the Rural Finance Crop Challenge competition.
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To report on the Rural Finance wheat challenge for 2008.
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To examine rygrass control in barley using pre-emergent herbicides.