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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).
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To test the effect of micronutrient supplements on field pea grain yield.
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To develop cultivars and agronomic methods that will increase and stabilise production in environments characterized by variable soil types and low rainfall, of which Minnipa is a key site of the program.
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To compare and identify optimum sowing times of 6 pea varieties to maximise grain yield and minimise impacts of disease.
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To facilitate the expansion of field peas into lower rainfall areas of southern Australia through the development of new cultivars and identification of agronomic methods to improve yield and yield reliability, and to provide an economically viable break crop option in areas where pulses are not presently grown.
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To investigate a range of management options across the latest varieties and potential new releases in field pea.
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To conduct a field pea variety evaluation.
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To develop high yielding lines with good disease resistance.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of different fungicide strategies for the management of blackspot disease infection in field pea to determine the most appropriate strategy for the southern low rainfall zone.
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To evaluate fungicide strategies to manage blackspot in field pea in the low rainfall Mallee environment.
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To compare the effectiveness of foliar fungicides and fungicidal seed dressings applied at 4 node stage to control ascochyta blight in field pea.
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To improve the success of early sown field pea crops through identifying foliar fungicides with higher levels of efficacy than the current foliar fungicide of Mancozeb on Blackspot disease (using PBA Coogee).
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To investigate the impact of fungicide use to control disease in a range of field pea breeding lines and varieties (focusing on blue peas).
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To provide farmers with more information on the productivity of legume break crops and varieties in the northern Mallee region.
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To provide farmers with more information on the productivity of legume break crops and varieties in the northern Mallee region.
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To assess and evaluated a range of different pasture varieties at three different sites.
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3 different crop species were planted to measure the responses to P; this will assist in crop data gaps being able to be filled allowing for better fertiliser decisions to be made.
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To discuss the criteria for financial viability after drought.
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This project is gathering data from these trial sites to ascertain whether the one-off application of either P, K or sulfur (S) placed in these deeper more depleted layers can provide a grain yield benefit and whether that benefit can be maintained over several years.
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To compare the effectiveness of Flexi-N through the boom before seeding, banded at seeding and applied at early tillering - where wheat stubble was either burnt or retained.
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To compare Flexi-N timing especially for late protein boost application in wheat.
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To demonstrate a range of crop types and end-uses that could have a role in the low rainfall farming systems of the Mallee.
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To demonstrate a range of crop types and end-uses that could have a role in the low rainfall farming systems of the Mallee.
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To increase our understanding of how relative grain yields in different parts of a paddock in the Mallee region vary year to year (and between crop types) and how these changes are related to soil type and seasonal rainfall.
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To assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrients and disease control strategies in current farming systems.
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To build on previous research by updating knowledge of the benefits, including disease control and nutrition, of fluid delivery systems.
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To build on previous research by updating knowledge of the benefits, including disease control and nutrition, of fluid delivery systems.
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.
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To update the benefits of fluid delivery systems from previous research and assess the potential of fluid nutrient delivery systems and disease control strategies compared to current systems.
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To discuss fluid phosphorus fertilisers: how did they fare in Victoria in 2005?
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To report on experimenting with a range of pasture and fodder-type options based on TG1, 2 and 3 and aims to gain an understanding of how they work in the south-eastern HRZ.
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To test the effect of foliar fungicides on irrigated wheat yield
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To investigate the effectiveness of applying a range of fungicides, both with and without stickers, at two different application times on two varieties of beans - Fiesta VF and Aquadulce.
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To investigate fungicide types and application timings to minimise the effect of foliar disease in lentils.
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To develop specific disease management strategies for more susceptible wheat varieties.
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To investigate the effect on barley yield and the retention of green leaf from using various fungicide products and timing.
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To test if the use of fungicides makes economic sense on irrigated barley
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To evaluate the effectiveness of foliar fungicides applied to barley and compare strobilurin fungicides with the "older' triazole and conazole fungicides.
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To investigate the efficacy of seed dressing and fertiliser applied fungicides on the time of onset, rate of development and yield impact of wheat powdery mildew.
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Assess potential efficacy and benefits from fungicides applied from seeding through to flowering in management of stubble borne diseases of wheat.
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To provide data to assist in decision making when planning to use a field crop as a potential resource for grazing, hay and/or grain based on seasonal conditions, while in some cases utilising the benefits of a break crop within the cropping rotation.
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To assess the potential of the newly released forage (PBA Hayman) and dual purpose (PBA Coogee) field pea varieties as alternatives to vetch and grain field peas.
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To assess and compare the biomass accumulation and grain yields of current field pea standards, Kaspa (the predominant grain yield variety in south eastern Australia) and Morgan (a dual purpose field pea variety), as well as several current vetch variety options.
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To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies.
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To investigate the effect of fungicides and timing of application on controlling stripe rust infection in wheat.
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To investigate the effect of fungicide and timing of application on controlling stripe rust infection in wheat
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To determine the benefit of fungicide applications for stripe rust control in 2003.
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To investigate effective fungicide strategies for controlling Ascochyta blight in chickpeas.
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To evaluate a range of fungicide products applied as single doses on the flag leaf (GS39), versus two spray programmes applied at GS32 (second node) + 39. The trial assessed product performance on the basis of disease control and yield.
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To examine the performance of genetics and foliar fungicides for the control of blackleg.
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To evaluate the yield response, efficacy and crop safety of various seed treatments in the control of root pathogens affecting wheat.
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To assess the impact of the new strobilurin fungicides on disease management in barley and determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.
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To assess the impact of the new strobilurin fungicides on disease management in wheat and determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.
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To examine the value of foliar fungicides in the Mallee and Wimmera.
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To determine whether new or commercially available fungicides, combined with novel or standard application methids, can provide significant control of crown rot caused by the fungal pathogens Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum.
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To determine the various causes and to address concerns around fusarium head blight (FHB) infections.
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To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in Sorghum.
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To detail how to get started with no-till in 2007.
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To present some good barley news from a season best forgotten.
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To assess the effect of PGRs and fungicides on variety-specific barley yields.
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To compare two farming systems, one with and one without the addition of old man saltbush (OMSB). Farming system one (‘No saltbush’) operated a crop/pasture rotation which was similar to that used in the central west of NSW. Farming system two (‘Saltbush’) had an rop/pasture rotation, but each paddock had 20% of its area replaced with b… read more
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2014 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2013) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.
The seven year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual me… read more
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To test whether soil fertility and health could be improved under a higher input system (e.g. higher fertiliser and seeding rates, establishment of improved pasture) compared to a lower input and more traditional system (district practice seed and fertiliser inputs, volunteer pasture).
The six year (2008-2013) rotation of: wheat, wheat… read more
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2015 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2014) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.
The eight year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual me… read more
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A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2016 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2015) to assess the systems impact of grazing on crop and pasture production, and soil health.
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To determine the success of Pasture Cropping for different starting pasture compositions and crop sequences (i.e. the difference betweencropping year-after-year compared to doing it once) in comparison to No Till cropping and pasture treatments. Success will be assessed by the profitability of the crop, the grazing value of the pasture, perennia… read more
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To understand how a range of pasture types combine to form a whole farm feed supply.
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The trial aims to see the benefits of crop grazing at various times of sowing, to increase feed availability for stock, while retaining winter pastures and to find out whether crop grazing can be utilised in delaying the flowering window to reduce the impact of frost. It also aims to assess the impact of grazing times against the grain yield and… read more
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To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions.
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To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions.
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To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions.
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To evaluate commercial and new pulse (grain legume) cultivars on sandy, calcareous soils, in terms of both the crop performance and its benefit in a rotation.
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To compare a number of feed and milling quality varieties that are commercially available against several long season durum lines potentially suited to southwest Victoria. These variety trials were evaluated with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated cont… read more
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The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge … read more
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The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge … read more
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The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge … read more
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To determine how post-grazing nitrogen application rates and post flowering rainfall affect the recovery of Mace and Trojan grain wheat crops after grazing.
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To assess whether the effects of grazing canola with sheep during the growing season: factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.
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To assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.
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To assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.
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This Demonstration forms part of the Grain & Graze II project looking at the relative merits of grazing canola and cereal crops. This demonstration looks to assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are Yield & quality, dry matter production and grazing value.
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To investigate the impacts of degree and timing of grazing on crop yield.
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To demonstrate the impacts of degree and timing of grazing of crops on yield.
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To determine the impact that grazing of crops in winter had on subsequent grain yield and quality, production factors such as weeds, disease and nutrition, and livestock carrying capacity.
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To investigate the drivers for yield loss under grazing with a view to make grazing crops less risky.
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To measure the impact of grazing within cropping systems on soil properties, water dynamics and crop yield.