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To characterize the effect of various depths of ripping on crop performance.
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To determine whether desiccation of lentils helps with harvestability.
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To develop agronomic packages and seeding technology solutions which can allow for increased stubble retention practices, thereby reducing the dependence on burning.
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To help farmers to gain knowledge about alternate stubble management options.
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The key aims of this project have been to develop agronomic guidelines and seeding technology solutions to allow for increased stubble retention practices, thereby reducing the dependence on burning.
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To detect and manage trace element deficiencies in crops.
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The aim of this experiment was to determine the Critical Growth Period (CGP) of field-grown canola so that sowing date and variety can be selected to ensure that the CGP (the period when the crop is most sensitive to environmental stresses) occurs when the growing environment is likely to be the most favourable (a balance between adequate moistu… read more
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Main aims of the project are: • Demonstrate different methods of lime incorporation. • Assess rate responses to lime through subsoil amelioration. • Economics of lime rate by tillage method
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To determine the soil depth that microbes responsible for nitrification (conversion of ammonium to nitrate) are located.
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To test modified one-way ploughs as a method of lime incorporation.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of two bolt-on attachments to a deep ripping tine at lime incorporation.
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To identify narbon bean varieties suited to the Mallee and Wimmera.
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To identify the best rotation (or system) for the region, that will also prevent the degradation or loss of soil chemical, physical and biological characteristics.
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The aim of this work is to understand the impact of stubble retention on in-canopy temperatures and associated risk of frost in cropping environments with high yields and high stubble loads.
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To assess the potential production benefits of various nhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers (EENFs) and liquid fertiliser strategies.
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To evaluate phosphorus efficiencies of various different phosphate fertilisers on wheat.
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To test the ability of readily available camera technology to measure canopy cover.
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To identify the yield penalty associated with direct heading oilseeds as compared with windrowing, and whether Desikote Max and Reglone negate any losses.
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To compare the performance of disc and knife-point seeding at two different sowing times (early and late)
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To assess the differences between disc and tyne seeding systems in commercial practice.
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To discuss disease issues with pulse-on-pulse cropping.
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To provide a disease management 2005 summary.
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To evaluate and determine the profitability of different strategies of disease management.
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To examine the integration of the principles of disease management and canopy management in cereal crops.
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To evaluate and determine the profitability of different strategies of disease management.
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To report on the 2016 season assessment of the capability of this test to:
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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 sample fauna distribution, abundance and habitat use at the different water access points.
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To report on the DNRE variety trials for 2000.
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To report on the DNRE long season barley variety trials.
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To report on DNRE mid season canola trials.
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To report on the DNREoat variety trials.
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To report on DNRE pea variety trial.
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To report on the DNRE mid season tritical trials.
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To report on DNRE TT canola variety trials.
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To identify high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the region's long cool season conditions. Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release.
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A high input trial was created in 2012, with the aim of demonstrating that a crop will continue to respond to nitrogen if the season is suitable, leading to higher yields.
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To quanitfy the role of livestock in the financial performance of Wimmera and Malle farming systems.
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To determine whether rotational benefits of break crops improve the profitabiliyt of first wheat after break crops.
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To discuss the costs of fertilisers.
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To observe whether additions of a zinc based liquid fertiliser to a herbicide reduces the crop effect often seen when using broadleaf and grass herbicides in cereals.
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To treat the canola as a forage brassica until autumn, when it would be locked up to be carried on to produce grain at harvest 2012.
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To look at grinding our local limesands to see if it made them more effective.
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To look at the effectiveness of grinding our local limesands and comparing the changes in soil pH against unground lime.
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It assess the impact of repeat applications of herbicide on residue levels and the impact on soil biology and crop production.
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To investigate if increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) increases N2O emissions.
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To re-examine the effect of N rate and application timing on canola yield, seed oil and protein content, and apparent N fertiliser efficiencies.
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To compare conventional practice with an alternative pre-plant N fertiliser placement in relation to the irrigated furrow, to investigate the potential impact on soil mineral N concentrations and consequent N2O emissions.
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To compare conventional practice with two alternative pre-plant N fertiliser placements in relation to the irrigated furrow, to investigate the potential impact on soil mineral N concentrations, nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and cotton production.
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To investigate whether fertiliser granule size influences nutrient availability to plants.
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To investigate whether fertiliser granule size influences nutrient availability to plants.
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To investigate whether fertiliser granule size influences nutrient availability to plants.
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To assess the effect that N fertiliser timing (all applied pre-planting vs pre-planting + in-crop) had on soil N2O emissions and cotton production.
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To answer the question 'Does stubble height matter?'
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The aim of this work was to better understand the impact of stubble management on in-canopy temperatures and the associated risk of frost in cropping environments with high yields and high stubble loads.
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To identifying high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the region's long cool season conditions. Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release.
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To identify high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the region's long cool season conditions. Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release.
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To identify high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the region's long cool season conditions. Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release.
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To identify high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the region's long cool season conditions. Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release.
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To identify high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the region's long cool season conditions. Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release.
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To gather information from the experiments for use to select material for commercial release and provide current information to crop advisers and farmers.
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Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release and provide current information to crop advisers
and farmers.
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Crop evaluation experiments are conducted by Department of Primary Industries every year with the aim of identifying high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the regions long cool season conditions.
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Crop evaluation experiments are conducted by Department of Primary Industries every year with the aim of identifying high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the regions long cool season conditions.
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To allow grain growers to assess the grain yields of released and upcoming wheat varieties under “with
fungicide” and “without fungicide” management regimes.
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To investigate the dry matter (DM) productivity and nutritive value (NV) of a range of pasture species sown independently or in conjunction with Fathom barley at Hart in winter and summer.
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To examine the availability of zinc fertiliser under dry sowing conditions
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To establish whether the efficacy of fertilizers, which are usually simultaneously placed below the seed at planting, is influenced by being in contact with the dry soil for a period of time before seed germination and crop emergence.
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To investigate the effectiveness of weed control techniques using herbicide treatments and crop population.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of pre-emergent herbicides and crop safety in dry sowing conditions.
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This project is primarily about understanding more about the size of the water bucket (Plant Available Water as a crop input),
and how that may impact our management decisions and the final result of our crops for the season.
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To assess the potential for the use of Dual Gold® for ryegrass control in lupins.
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To report on the Fit for Dual Purpose and Dual Use Long Season Wheat Project.
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To assess new dual purpose wheat and triticale cultivars for dry matter production and grain yield in comparison with Bass oats.
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To discuss the integration of livestock into the cropping program.
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To evaluate dryland dual-purpose canola varieties in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) (>550 mm) of the south-east of South Australia (SA).
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This project aims to evaluate dryland dual-purpose canola varieties in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) (>550 mm) of the south-east of South Australia (SA).
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To report on trial results comparing the performance of Wollaroi and Janz in the Forbes district in 1999.
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To examine appropriate management combinations of variety, nitrogen rate and timing, to achieve 13% protein and to minimise downgrading due to excessive screenings.
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To achieve:
• target yields
• target water use efficiencies
• DR1 quality grade.
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To evaluate the effect of nitrogen timing on grain yield and quality of durm wheat varieties in the south east.
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To conduct a Durum wheat agronomy demonstration,
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To compare variety response to time of sowing (TOS) and nitrogen (N) management to develop variety recommendations and tactical agronomy guidelines.
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To compare variety response with time of sowing (TOS) and nitrogen (N) management with the objective to develop variety recommendations and tactical agronomy guidelines.
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To determine the performance of various wheat varieties across the low rainfall regions of Central West NSW
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To evaluate the effect of early application of foliar trace elements and fungicides on yellow leaf spot in wheat.
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To test early maturing barley varieties.
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To investigate the effect of early or delayed sowing on reduction of ryegrass numbers in combination with different pre-emergent herbicides.
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To investigate the effect of early or delayed sowing on reduction of ryegrass numbers in combination with different preemergent herbicides.
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To determine the best (control and cost effetive) herbicide for the control of radish in barley.