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To further investigate the impact of rainfall timing on the effectiveness of topdressed urea N uptake, and
the possible role of Agritain-treated urea to overcome the problems with the timing of topdressing.
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To determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses requires sowing into furrows.
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To compare the competitive ability of new and existing barley varieties in the presence and absence of weeds.
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A winter wheat trial was established to assess the whole-season nitrogen (N) availability against different nitrogen placement strategies when subject to waterlogging.
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To determine if a soil wetter, such as SE14, improves plant establishment in years with a dry start.
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To investigate the impact of variable rate lime applications on dry matter production and yields after assessment with PA technologies.
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To utilise satellite imagery technology for determining variable rate nitrogen applications.
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Demonstrate variable rate technology on farm and how it can be applied to manage fertiliser use and to minimise nutrient enrichment or depletion that leads to poor soil health.
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To improve our understanding of faba bean varietal response to early time of sowing in both low/medium and high biomass production environments.
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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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To assess the relative tolerance of new field pea and chickpea cultivars of to a range of commonly used herbicides.
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To determine optimum sowing time and plant density for new cultivars of field pea, lentil and chickpea.
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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 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 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 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 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 effect of time of sowing and fungicides on diseases, biomass and yields of vetch varieties.
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To evaluate time of sowing and disease management programs on the establishment, biomass development and grain yield of different vetch in comparison with faba bean and field pea.
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To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in vetch.
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To evaluate the effects of different seeding systems, which alter seed bed utilization on vetch biomass production.
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To compare the performance of a range of pulse varieties and sowing dates in two contrasting soil types in North Central Victoria.
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To compare the performance of a range of pulse varieties and sowing dates in two contrasting soil types in North Central Victoria.
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To conduct a conventional canola trial.
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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 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 summarise the current knowledge about waterlogging on Kangaroo Island.
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To determine whether varietal differences in chickpea plant architecture affect their competitiveness with ryegrass.
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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 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 assess the yield of a range of agronomic treatments on wheat varieties at several sites
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To evaluate a range of milling and feed wheats of differing maturities and disease resistance under broad acre farmer sown plots.
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To conduct an evaluation of the ability of wheat varieties to tolerate acid/aluminum.
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To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of wheat grown after wheat.
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To conduct further testing of future and existing wheat lines on acid soils.
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Evaluate yield and quality response of long season wheat and barley to sowing time.
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To demonstrate the tolerance of new and existing wheat varieties on acid soils.
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To examine the effect of increasing inputs to four commonly grown wheat varieties on profitability for growers.
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To investigate the response of wheat to different rates of applied P and N.
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Assess plant development and grain yield at two times of sowing with all current main stream varieties and evaluate alongside weather data to gather information relating to varieties ability to handle warmer temperatures.
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To evaluate a range of commercially available varieties. These reflect the most widely grown varieties in the area and include others that may be considered in the future. Choosing an appropriate variety is an integral part of maximising performance for this grade. This trial was specifically looking at the shorter season varieties and those mos… read more
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To compare the performance on new and current wheat cultivars in the Wimmera and Mallee, managed to maximise yield and to investigate performance at different sowing times.
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The study determined whether genetic differences in tolerance can be idenified in field grown wheat exposed to natural heat events at the early reproductive stage of development.
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To improve crop production by determining the effect of sowing time and sowing rate on crop yield and grain quality risks of new wheat varieties.
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To improve crop production by determining the effect of sowing time and sowing rate on crop yield and grain quality risks of new wheat varieties.
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To determine the yield and quality performance of different wheat varieties when sown on a small paddock scale using farmer equipment.
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To determine the yield and quality performance of different wheat varieties when sown on a small paddock scale using farmer equipment.
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To evaluate a range of milling and feed wheats of differing maturities and disease resistance under broad acre farmer sown plots.
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To evaluate commercial varieties in a large demonstration block
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To determine yield and quality of three new wheat varieties, sown using farmer equipment.
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To compare existing wheat varieties, and evaluate new breeding material. The performance of advanced lines was also evaluated under higher input conditions at Burnie.
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The aim of this experiment at Terry Hie Hie on the north-western plains of NSW was to determine if there were differences between varieties with varying maturity types in terms of grain yield and quality parameters with different plant densities and sowing dates.
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To provide growers the opportunity to further increase their understanding around the relationship between crop phenological traits and TOS.
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To evaluate a range of commercially available varieties for yield and grain quality, sown at two sowing times.
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To report on wheat variety trials.
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To support growers with agronomic decisions such as sowing time and variety selection to enhance industry profitability through improved wheat yields and grain quality.
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To further compare existing wheat varieties and evaluate new breeding material.
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To assess the range of wheat varieties at several sites across the South East.
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To assess the yield of a range of wheat varieties at several sites
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This trial is apart of a three year GRDC project to develop a benchmark to be used to accurately determine crops' N status.
The aim of this years trial is to determine how a crops’ N status changes in relation to early sowing and variety.
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To identify the current best oaten hay variety for the Kimba area to maximise production and quality.
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To determine the appropriate sowing time by variety combination to maximise the grain yield and quality of wheat in different environments in Western Australia.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of wide row spacing in Arrino wheat in a low rainfall environment with limited inputs.
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To investigate some existing and new products for the control of wild radish in wheat.
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During 2013 harvest Mr Roger Bolte of Wyalong established windrows in paddocks in an attempt to help manage herbicide resistant ryegrass populations.
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Can cover crops increase infiltration and net water accumulation in pivot-irrigated cotton systems with low (<30%) ground cover?
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To determine the optimal sowing rate for winter threat to the crops potential yield, and even wheat in the Hamilton district.
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To determine how to maximise biomass and yield of winter wheat varieties under irrigated conditions.
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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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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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This experiment examined the effect of yellow leaf spot (YLS) on yield in three wheat varieties of differing resistance in southern NSW.
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To evaluate the performance of annual crops when pasture cropped over different perennial species.
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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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Sowing date is a key driver of yield and variety performance. The optimum sowing time for an individual variety is a balance between having the variety flower too early and being subjected to frost damage, and conversely having it flower too late and experience prolonged heat stress. Both of these factors can have significant negative impacts on… read more
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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 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 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 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 establish rate and time of zinc applicatitn for maximum yield in navy bean.