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To evaluate the effects of mouldboard ploughing on yield on poor performing wodjil soil.
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To evaluate the weed control efficacy of mouldboard ploughing on an area with a high weed burden
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To demonstrate and compare nitrogen and phosphorus responses in wheat and canola side by side.
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To evaluate benefits and penalties of cropping traffic on deep ripping.
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Evaluate benefits and penalties of cropping traffic on deep ripping.
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To evaluate two new imidazolinone tolerant wheat varieties compared to Clearfield STL, using Intervix and Midas.
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To assess the logistical advantages and crop safety of resin coated urea relative to standard urea for use in WA agriculture.
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To compare N x K applications and in-furrow fungicides for wheat.
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To evaluate the effects of different nitrogen rates over a two year period on a broadacre scale and to assess if lower N inputs depletes the soil of plant available nitrogen.
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To compare at seeding, delayed and split application of nitrogen at varying phosphorus rates.
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To investigate the effects of nitrogen placement and timing in wheat.
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To determine the agronomic effectiveness of different nitrogen fertiliser sources and placements in wheat.
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To compare the optimum rate and timing of nitrogen applications (Flexi-N) for the yield and quality of Wyalkatchem wheat and Baudin barley.
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To investigate the potential for noodle wheat varieties to achieve premium prices.
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To evaluate yields of new and existing oat varieties in Wongan Hills.
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To compare the performance of older TT canola varieties (Tanami, Cobbler, Crusher and Snapper) under normal growing conditions in the Ballidu region.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of an organic fertiliser (chicken manure) compared to conventional synthetic compound fertilisers.
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To explore the use of manganese fertilisers to overcome Mn deficiency in narrow-leafed lupins
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To investigate the response of wheat to phosphorus fertiliser grown on an alkaline crumbly clay soil type.
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To assess the relative production of a range of commonly grown pasture species.
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To demonstrate the production of the new annual pasture and evaluate the subsequent benefit to a wheat crop.
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To evaluate new fodder shrubs on poor performing areas.
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To evaluate new fodder shrubs on poor performing areas.
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To test the effect of ploughing in stubble prior to seeding.
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To find herbicide options that may be safe to use in saltland pasture systems wherein a farmer can maintain the productive capacity of his saltland by controlling his weeds. Trials also aim to explore weed control options during saltbush germination.
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To compare K fertiliser strategies and to investigate the effect of K supply on N.
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To establish the potential to increase wheat yield on acid sands at East Maya.
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To examine the difference in profitability between low and high input cropping practices over an extended period of time.
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To test the effect of four levels of management inputs on grain yield, quality and profitability.
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To determine optimal input packages for noodle wheats in Buntine.
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To determine optimal input packages for noodle wheat varieties grown in the Liebe area.
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To determine optimal input packages for commonly grown wheat varieties in the Buntine area.
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This trial was designed to investigate the crop growth, yield and gross margin response of a number of wheat varieties commonly grown in the district to changes in management input strategy.
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To examine the profitability of increasing inputs for cereal varieties representing APW, noodle and hard wheat grades, as well as new malt and feed barley varieties, on a loam soil, with increasing acidity at depth.
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To examine the difference in profitability between low and high input cropping practices over an extended period of time and to determine the effect these practices are having on soil carbon.
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To examine the difference in profitability between low and high input cropping practices over an extended period of time and to determine the effect these practices are having on soil carbon.
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To investigate chemical control options of ‘slender iceplant’ (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) with commonly used crop herbicides. The focus was to find suitable pre- and post-emergent options, in legume crops and pastures.
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To compare the efficacy and crop safety of different herbicide options for control of grasses in barley.
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To find herbicide options that may be safe to use in saltland pasture systems wherein a farmer can maintain the productive capacity of his saltland by controlling his weeds. Trials also aim to explore weed control options during saltbush germination.
Aims:
To find herbicide options that may be safe to use in saltland pasture systems wherein a farmer can maintain the productive capacity of his saltland by controlling his weeds. Trials also aim to explore weed control options during saltbush germination.
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To quantify the benefits pre-furrowing after pasture in a low rainfall area. Prefurrowing runs a point through dry soil to help rainfall entry.
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To fine-tune the fertiliser requirement of yielding zones in different paddocks.
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To promote the adoption of Hard wheat varieties that are preferred by Australia’s premium export markets.
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To determine the susceptibility of new chickpea varieties and fungicide treatment against Ascochyta Blight. However, due to herbicide damage the chickpeas weren’t harvested, therefore only Lentils and Fenugreek are discussed in this trial.
Povers Rural Traders
Aims:
To improve returns to growers through a better understanding of nitrogen and seeding rates responses.
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To investigate how new wheat genotypes respond to sowing times and environments in the Central Agricultural Region.
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To determine whether the seed inoculant, Pr-70, is economical on acid sands at Jibberding. The inoculant will be used in conjunction with increasing rates of phosphorus to determine the most profitable return for farmers in the region.
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To determine the efficacy and rate of gypsum required to improve soil structure on heavy clay soils in a minimum tillage system.
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To determine the efficacy and rate of gypsum required to improve soil structure on heavy clay soils in a minimum tillage system.
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Test benefits of ribbon sowing to improve yield of very wide rows in a dry season when sowing onto deep moisture.
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To explore constraints to wheat yield potential in the northern sandplain region.
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To compare four different GM canola varieties in a farmer sized trial and monitor these plots throughout the growing season with the potential to compare yield at harvest.
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To demonstrate the crop safety and efficacy of Sakura 850WG pre-emergent herbicide on barley grass (Hordeum leporinum) in wheat compared to commercially available herbicides.
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To compare seed treatments to see if there is a yield response difference from the different treatments compared to the control. Also to and look at early root growth of the different treatments.
McAlpine Farms
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To determine the most effective seed treatment in wheat and evaluate any benefits from using imidacloprid on wheat.
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Evaluation of a group of Australian perennial legumes to select species useful for perennial pastures adapted to the northern wheatbelt’s low rainfall and acid soils.
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To evaluate a group of Australian perennial legumes to select species useful for perennial pastures adapted to the northern wheatbelt’s low rainfall and acidic soils.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of skip row spacing of wheat in a medium to low rainfall environment.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of skip row spacing of lupins in a medium to low rainfall environment
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To evaluate the effectiveness of skip row spacing of wheat in a low rainfall environment with subsoil constraints.
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To investigate herbicide control options for Slender Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum). The focus is on finding possible herbicide options that may allow for legume and grass pastures between bluebush or saltbush.
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To investigate herbicide control options for Slender Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum). The focus is on finding possible herbicide options that may allow for legume and grass pastures between bluebush or saltbush.
Aims:
To investigate herbicide control options for Slender Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum). The focus is on finding possible herbicide options that may allow for legume and grass pastures between bluebush or saltbush.
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To investigate benefits of soil amendments on acid soil for wheat and triticale.
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To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil improvement.
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To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil improvement.
Aims:
To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil improvement
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To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil health and structure improvements.
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To investigate the potential of organic matter inputs to increase yield and improve soil health.
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To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
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To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
Aims:
To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
Aims:
To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
Aims:
To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
Aims:
To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
Aims:
To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
Aims:
To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area
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Investigate the impact of soil management techniques and the application of different rates of lime over a five year period on soil pH.
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The objective of this trial was to evaluate the knockdown efficiency of Spray.Seed with and without common tank mix ‘spikes’, at various rates, on the control of grass and broadleaf weeds including Roundup Ready canola volunteers.
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To evaluate new and existing yellow lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing triticale varieties.
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To conduct an evaluation of new and existing chickpea varieties in a medium rainfall environment.
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To evaluate new and existing chickpea varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing chickpea varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing field pea varieties.
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To evaluate new and commonly grown lupin varieties in a low rainfall environment
Aims:
To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and commonly grown lupin varieties in a low rainfall environment.
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To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing udon noodle wheat varieties.
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To compare yellow lupin and angustifolius lupin varieties.
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To compare the economic and agronomic response between the paddock rotations of wheat on wheat, wheat on late pasture topping and wheat on chemical fallow. This investigation aims to identify winter fallowing as a low-risk rotational strategy for low rainfall cropping systems in the North and Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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To evaluate the efficacy and economic return of crop protection strategies to control Stripe Rust within the grain testing area Agzone 2.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To assess the effectiveness of a range of summer weed control options. The subsequent effect on yield as a result of weed control.
Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR)
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Note that PBR cover is administered through the Plant Breeders’ Right Act 1994 (