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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 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 evaluate the performance of several different pre-emergent herbicides and their mixtures on brome infestation in barley.
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To evaluate the pulse crop options suitable for the district not only in terms of their profitability but in terms of their contribution to the performance of subsequent wheat crops.
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To evaluate the potential of novel slower developing barley varieties to increase profitability in the higher rainfall zones of SA.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To examine whether deep cultivation by spading can be used to manage water repellence and subsoil acidity on sandplain soil.
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To examine whether deep cultivation by spading can be used to manage water repellence and subsoil acidity on non-wetting sand.
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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 determine the effectiveness, weed spectrum and crop damage of both Bounty (a broadleaf herbicide for use in lupins) and Aramo (a grass herbicide for use in non-cereal crops), which are due for release on the market in 2003.
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Assess the yield of wide (18 inch) versus narrow (9 inch) lupin rows.
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To study the efficiency that summer fallow rainfall was stored for the following winter crop by measureing it at 9 sites in the Parkes and Forbes district during the 2007/08 summer fallow period.
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The background and objectives for this trial are identical to those set out for the MacKellar trial, though the variety Kellalac gives the opportunity of looking at the influence of plant population, nitrogen timing and nitrogen rate on a spring APW wheat as opposed to a winter feed wheat.
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To quantify the level and effects of sub-clover root disease in pastures across the south-east region of South Australia. It aims to understand the production and economic impact of root disease and, through the evaluation of chemical and cultural control methods, establish cost-effective solutions to manage these diseases.
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To quantify the level and effects of sub-clover root disease in pastures across the south-east region of South Australia.It aims to understand the production and economic impact of root disease and, through the evaluation of chemical and cultural control
methods, establish cost-effective solutions to manage these diseases.
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The project aims to quantify the level and effects of sub-clover root disease in pastures across the south-east region of South Australia.
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To provide growers with information which will reduce losses due to eyespot by improving our understanding of:
• Resistance responses of commercial cultivars and breeders’ lines to eyespot.
• Yield losses due to eyespot in cultivars with different resistance rankings for eyespot.
• The effectiveness of delayed fungic… read more
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This research was initiated to provide preliminary data to improve our understanding of:
• The effectiveness of timing of fungicide application for eyespot management in the South East.
• Interactions between MS and S varieties and fungicide efficacy.
• Impact of fungicides, varieties and combinations on eyespot inocul… read more
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To report on a series of articles are from trials undertaken in 2011 on the three focus sites or funded via the
EPFS 3 project.
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To assist farmers to understand what their land is capable of producing under a range of conditions and how to tailor inputs to get the most profitable outcomes.
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To expand knowledge on pulses and increase the use of them in the southern region
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of field pea varieties to varying sowing dates, crop topping and disease control.
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To investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties.
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To evaluate a number of commercially available Lupin varieties and two Faba Bean varieties for yield.
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To compare disease development and crop yield resulting from different fungicide management strategies in faba bean.
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To screen alternative options for problem weed management in chickpeas.
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To determine the optimum disease management strategy for Farrah and Ic*As/7/3.
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To maximise production advantages of new faba bean varieties through the development of appropriate disease management strategies.
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To test the disease management efficacy of a set of fungicide programs in faba beans in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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To assess the efficacy of fungicide programs in faba beans in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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To report on faba bean disease management at Tarlee, Mid North, SA.
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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 assess the effect of plant growth regulators on irrigated faba beans.
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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 test the adaptability of faba beans to changes in sowing date and plant density in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).
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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 report on faba bean time of sowing x plant density x row spacing at Tarlee, Mid North, SA.
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To investigate a range of management options across the latest varieties and potential new releases in faba bean at Westmere, and investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties.
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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 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 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 investigate the response of faba bean to phosphorus fertilizer rates.
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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).