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To determine the most effective way to apply nutrients (granular, banded, top dressed or liquid) on non-wetting soils after amelioration, in the Geraldton Port Zone.
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To determine the most effective way to apply nutrients (granular, banded, top dressed or liquid) on non-wetting soils after amelioration, in the Geraldton Port Zone.
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The experience from trial work with TM21 in Canada and Vietnam has been that farmers have been able to reduce some of their inputs as well as maintain or increase their yield. BEST Australia set up a long-term trial at the Liebe Group Long Term Trial Site (LTRS) comparing fertiliser rates at three different input levels. This trial will continue… read more
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Trials from over four years are examining different rates and timing of application of Bioprime, a liquid soil amendment which changes soil microbiology. The aim is to relate measured plant growth and yield improvement to changes in microbial populations in the soil around roots, and to show how these changes and different ways of applying nitro… read more
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To look at the potential of black urea in terms of lifting yields through better nitrogen efficiency.
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To develop lucerne cultivars, specifically for the southern Australian cropping districts, that are compatible with existing farming systems as well as being productive and persistent. The breeding program is focusing on improving tolerance to acidic soils, persistent grazing and establishment with companion crops
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To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.
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To determine how much green feed tedera can produce on gutless pale sandy soil and to determine if growing tedera can increase the amount of soil organic carbon in pale sandy soil.
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To compare the plant density response of yield and oil content between hybrid and open-pollinated (OP) canola in Triazine tolerant (TT) and Roundup Ready (RR) herbicide tolerance groups.
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To compare the plant density response of yield and oil content between hybrid and OP canola in TT and RR herbicide tolerance groups.
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To evaluate a range of canola varieties in the M2 rainfall zone.
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To evaluate new and existing canola varieties, sown using farmer equipment.
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To compare Canola Breeders’ new TT canola variety CB Sturt TT to its existing low rainfall variety CB Telfer TT in a paddock scale demonstration.
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To compare yield and quality of new and existing canola varieties in a paddock scale demonstration trial.
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To compare yield and quality of new and existing canola varieties in a paddock scale demonstration trial.
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To compare hybrid performance to the standard Open-Pollinated Triazine-Tolerant varieties
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To examine the effect of increasing inputs to three commonly grown cereal varieties representing APW, noodle and malt segregations, and a new wheat investigating the prospects for ethanol production from wheat, on profitability for growers in the Liebe Group area.
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To examine the effect of increasing inputs for crop varieties representing APW wheat, oats, triticale and a new wheat investigating the prospects for ethanol production from wheat, on profitability for growers on a sandy soil with a highly acidic subsoil in the Liebe Group area.
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To assess the effects of physical (spading), chemical (fertiliser) and biological (compost) treatments on soil organic carbon (SOC) in relation to changes in long term crop yields and quality.
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To evaluate two chickpea varieties sown at two seeding depths and two seeding rates by two different row spacings.
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To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing chickpea varieties.
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To evaluate chickpea varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing chickpea varieties.
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To evaluate the performance of new chickpea varieties under farmer practice.
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To coduct chickpea variey testing.
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To conduct an evaluation of new and existing chickpea varieties.
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To determine the susceptibility of new chickpea varieties and fungicide treatment against Ascochyta blight.
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To evaluate the efficacy of different formulations of imidazolinones (Group B imi’s) and the sulfonylureas (Group B SU’s) on brome grass.
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To determine if the livestock carrying capacity of pastures in the Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, including those on mildly saline soil, can be increased by replacing native ryegrass with the Safeguard variety of ryegrass.
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To determine if the livestock carrying capacity of pastures in the eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, including those on mildly saline soil, can be increased by replacing native ryegrass with the Safeguard variety of ryegrass.
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To determine if there are any benefits to be gained from mouldboard ploughing a yellow sandplain soil
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To evaluate the effects of mouldboard ploughing and deep ripping on a yellow sand
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To compare the effects of mouldboard plough, spading and deep ripping on yellow non-wetting sand.
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To determine if yield differences can be achieved between a crop seeded in a north-south direction compared to an east-west direction.
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To investigate the effect on wheat yield between applications of a gypsum/dolomite mix, high-cal product and lime, and also to compare the long term effects the three products have on soil acidity
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To evaluate new Lupin inoculation initiatives in high background populations of naturalised Rhizobium strains in medium–low rainfall cereal/lupin rotation
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The objective of this demonstration was to evaluate the biological compatibility and crop safety of Axial compared with Achieve or Wildcat, when applied alone or in mixtures with common broadleaf herbicides for early wild oat and wild radish control in wheat.
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To evaluate compost and clay for their ability to improve the production capacity of a loamy sand.
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To evaluate compost and clay for their ability to improve the production capacity of soil.
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To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.
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To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.
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To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.
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To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in yield.
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To explore herbicide and application timing alternatives to control annual ryegrass and other weeds on fencelines and prevent the onset of resistance. wns Research Station, Gibson (SEPWA).
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To compare the performance of wheat crops grown using normal farming practices and inputs, to those grown with 2 x 250 mL/ha applications of the biological stimulant TM21 in addition to the normal farming practices and inputs.
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To investigate the crop safety of new products Boxer Gold (Syngenta) and Crusader (Dow).
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To demonstrate the crop safety, extended incorporation time and efficacy of Sakura 850WG pre-emergent herbicide on annual ryegrass in wheat compared to Boxer Gold.
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To compare the returns of barley, canola, wheat and triticale.
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The purpose of this trial is to determine if there are benefits from applications of a biological based product developed by Basic Environmental Systems and Technology (B.E.S.T) namely ‘Customer Formulated Fertiliser’ (CFF).
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The purpose of this trial is to determine if there are benefits from applications of a biological based product developed by Basic Environmental Systems and Technology (B.E.S.T) namely ‘Customer Formulated Fertiliser’ (CFF).
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To assess amelioration of subsoil acidity using a range of tillage methods for incorporating surface applied lime into acidic subsoils and the impacts of tillage and lime on crop productivity.
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To assess the capacity of surface applied and deep placed lime to improve subsoil pH and productivity of deep acid (Wodjil) sand.
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To determine if deep ripping overcomes compaction and increases yield on a red sandy loam.
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To improve grain production by ameliorating subsurface compaction and subsurface acidity.
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To improve grain production by ameliorating subsurface compaction and subsurface acidity.
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To improve grain production by ameliorating subsurface compaction and subsurface acidity.
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To improve grain production by ameliorating subsurface compaction and subsurface acidity.
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To improve grain production by ameliorating subsurface compaction and subsurface acidity.
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To demonstrate more efficient deep ripping of a dry compact sandy soil and to assess any benefits of improved rain infiltration and crop yield.
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To evaluate the effect of water rate using a medium spray quality on bromoxynil based herbicides under conditions where coverage is not optimal; to evaluate the effect of coarse droplets; and to evaluate the effect on wild radish control at different water rates with MCPA in tank mixtures with Velocity.
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To evaluate and demonstrate the benefit of soil amelioration across a wider range of soil types that are common to the WA grain growing region.
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To demonstrate the metribuzin tolerance of the new lupin variety Mandelup.
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To conduct comparisons
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To demonstrate the productivity and persistence of annual pasture legumes (NAPLIP cultivar/species) on several soil types in the medium–low rainfall wheat belt environment.
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To investigate the suitability and profitability of alternative legume crops in the Western Region.
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To investigate the suitability and profitability of alternative legume crops in the Western Region.
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To demonstrate the profitability of alternative grain legume crops across the Western Region.
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To investigate the suitability and profitability of alternative legume crops in the Western Region.
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To compare the effect of croptopping on Mandelup with other currently grown lupin varieties.
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To demonstrate the benefit of wide rows in lupins.
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To demonstrate the disease resistance of new Sonali, Rupali and Genesis836 and potential releases Genesis90 and Genesis508, chickpea varieties.
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To investigate the effectiveness of fungicides regimes for controlling net blotch and powdery mildew of barley.
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To evaluate and determine the profitability of different strategies of disease management.
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To evaluate and determine the profitability of different strategies of disease management.
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To evaluate Diuron as a broadleaf weed killer pre sowing of lupins and to evaluate some mixing partners to improve the control of grass weeds.
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To investigate if increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) increases N2O emissions.
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To assess the potential for the use of Dual Gold® for ryegrass control in lupins.
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To evaluate new and existing early maturing barley varieties.
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To test early maturing barley varieties.
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To evaluate early maturing barley varieties.
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A four-year study has investigated if lime applied in a low pH soil could enhance the efficacy of herbicides on weeds (ryegrass and barley grass) and improve crop performance in a wheat-wheat-lupin-barley rotation at the Wongan Hills Research Station, Western Australia.
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A four-year study has investigated if lime applied in a low pH soil could enhance the efficacy of herbicides on wild radish and improve crop performance in a wheat-wheat-lupin-barley rotation at the Wongan Hills Research Station, Western Australia (WA).
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To determine whether a profit can be achieved from incorporating lime in the year it is applied.
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To determine whether lime has an effect on potassium (K) response
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Liming is proven to be beneficial to our cropping and pasture systems in WA; is improved radish control an added gain?
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To test the interaction between wheat variety and seed size on the ability to emerge from deep sowing.
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To check whether higher stubble affected crop growth.
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To answer the quesiton 'Can higher herbicide rates be used with wide row establishment in lupins?'
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To evaluate the effectiveness of molybdenum application in soil with a pH that is perceived to be non-limiting for molybdenum.
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To compare and evaluate the yield effect from cultivation, before seeding versus a full cut system in a wheat crop.
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To quantify the effects of nematode feeding groups in Western Australian soils on crop performance.
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To evaluate a range of nutrients on lupin yield and protein.
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To determine the effects of spading on lime and potassium (K) response
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To compare agronomic factors on seven lupin varieties for yield and grain protein.
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To assess the effectiveness of a range of herbicides on a number of ryegrass populations throughout the ‘Liebe’ area with an ‘in situ’ method of resistance testing.
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