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To comment on the year that was 2006.
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To discuss abiotic stresses of cool season pulses in Australia.
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To trial and demonstrate two possible agronomic adaptations to a changing climate:
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To discuss agronomic practices – frost risk rankings table.
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Compare changes in soil characteristics, including non-wetting and crop growth and performance in a mouldboard ploughed area versus untreated (control) area using an on-farm large scale demonstration site.
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To provide a demonstration site to observe the effects of mouldboard ploughing vs. no cultivation on non-wetting soils and crop growth and yield.
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To report on crop variety trials at Alectown.
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To report on crop variety trials at Alectown.
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To determine if an economic result was seen after spraying of an H45 crop for stripe rust.
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To discuss the profitability of farming enterprises.
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To report on bacterial blight in field pea.
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To help to build a strong database of knowledge for targeted variety management, which will give advisors and growers confidence to try new varieties as they become available.
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To better understand yield drivers of canola in eastern Australia by improving the profitability of canola as part of the 'Optimised Canola Profitability (OCP)' project..
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To report on a grower experience of growing canola in the Western NSW.
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To determine the optimum time of sowing for canola in the southern Mallee.
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To test the six new varieties will be marketed in Victoria in 2005.
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To identify the highest yielding canola variety in the southern Mallee.
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To determine the optimum sowing date to reduce effects from abiotic stresses and increase grain yield in chickpea. These experiments also aimed to identify phenological drivers of crop development in chickpea and determine which varieties are best adapted to the target environments.
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To determine optimum sowing dates and plant densities of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.
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To evaluate the appropriateness of chickpea varieties for the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ) on an autumn or spring sowing date.
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To determine the optimum time of sowing for canola in the southern Mallee.
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To investigate the response of chickpea to application of macro and micro-nutrients on a sandhill and swale soil.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of chickpea varieties and breeding lines to varying sowing dates.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of chickpea varieties and breeding lines to varying sowing dates.
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To compare different clay spreading and tillage methods for the amelioration of water repellent soils.
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Trials were implemented to compare break crop productivity and profitability on major soil types in the northern South Australian Mallee. This information will help farmers in this region to select the most appropriate break crop for their farming system.
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Trials were implemented to compare break crop productivity and profitability on major soil types in the northern South Australian Mallee. This information will help farmers in this region to select the most appropriate break crop for their farming system.
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To compare break crop productivity and profitability on major soil types in the northern South Australian Mallee.
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Issue EP farmers identified as a problem with stubble retained systems was sowing into non-wetting sands and the resulting uneven germination. The trial at Murlong (near Lock) was established in 2013 to compare how crop establishment is affected by time of sowing, sowing rate, and seed position and depth on a non-wetting sand.
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To demonstrate the profitability of alternative grain legume crops across the Western Region.
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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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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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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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Over the past three decades there has been a shift from integrated crop-livestock production to intensive cropping in dry areas, which has significantly reduced the resilience of farms in low to medium rainfall areas. Intensive cropping is prone to herbicide resistant weeds, large nitrogen fertiliser requirements, and major financial shocks due… read more
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To evaluate new and existing early maturing barley varieties.
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To investigate early sown wheats in the Junee Reefs and Rankins Springs areas.
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To investigate the influence that sowing date had on the phenology, grain yield and quality of 12 wheat genotypes.
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To investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, cultivar, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in triazine tolerant canola.
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The aim of this experiment was to determine the effect of sowing time, barley density and herbicides on brome grass control.
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To examine the effect of fodder cuts on grain yield of early sown wheat and triticale – Perth Tasmania
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To assess the effect of early, mid and late sowing times on the phenology, grain yeild and grain protein of several newer wheat varieties grown in southern NSW.
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To evaluate the performance of recently released wheat varieties in response to various times of sowing.
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This experiment reports the effect of three sowing dates on the timing of anthesis, grain yield and grain quality parameters for a range of commercially available and advanced bread wheat and durum varieties.
The combination of phenology and sowing date (SD) determines the probable timing of environmental stresses (frost and heat stres… read more
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To assess the performance of 16 commercially available barley varieties sown on three dates at the Condobolin Agricultural Research and Advisory Station in 2017
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To compare early sown dual purpose wheat, barley, triticale and oat varieties for dry matter (DM) production, feed quality, recovery from grazing and grain yield.
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To compare dry matter production, recovery and subsequent grain yield of 6 cereal varieties: wheat (Revenue), barley (Urambie, Henley and a French variety), triticale (Endeavour) and oats (Bass).
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To compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and promising advanced breeding lines at three sowing dates on a hard-setting, acidic, red brown soil at Wagga Wagga.
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To investigate the tolerance of a newly released faba bean variety PBA Bendoc to residual (simulated) and in-crop application of various Group B herbicides in comparison with the commercial variety PBA Samira.
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To assess the impact of various stubble management practices on the extent, severity and duration of frost and determine its effect on canopy temperature and grain yield.
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Determine thresholds of stubble loads (0, 1, 2 & 4t/ha) which increase severity and duration of frosts, and associated frost risks.
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To determine optimum sowing times for the various field pea varieties in the HRZ.
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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 show a range of strategies that minimise frost risk.
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To identify frost damage in canola and assess symptoms and risk
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To assess the impact of (and interaction between) grazing and frost damage on the grain yield and quality of a range of winter and spring cereal varieties sown at two times of sowing.
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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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The objective of this study was to evaluate existing and future wheat varieties for performance when sown early (March) without grazing.
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To assess the performance of 18 commercial barley varieties sown at three dates during 2015.
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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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The aim of this trial is to assess the viability of long season wheat in the HRZ.
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To asses optimum sowing date and variety type for Canola for the South West Slopes region of NSW
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To assess the value of pre and post GS30 defoliation in winter and spring germplasm grown in HRZ regions of different season lengths
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- Assess the dry matter offtake differences resulting from GS22, GS30 & GS32 defoliations and their effect on final harvest dry matter, grain yield… read more
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To assess the value of pre and post GS30 defoliation in winter and spring germplasm grown in HRZ or high yielding regions of different season lengths.
Individual objectives specific to the trial were:
- Assess the dry matter offtake differences resulting from GS22, GS30 & GS32 defoliations and their effect on final harvest dry m… read more
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To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.
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To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.
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To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.
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To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.
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This trial addresses issues which may be a barrier to early sowing in the region. In particular; 1. What varieties preform well from early sowing? How do winter and long season spring varieties compare? 2.Can early sown crops be managed to avoid excessive vegetative growth and low harvest index, particularly in dry finish? 3. How do early sown y… read more
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To investigate the sowing date effect on phenology and grain yield of 15 commercially relevant barley varieties compared with nine wheat varieties.
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To investigate the influence of sowing date on the phenology and grain yield responses of a core set of 36 wheat genotypes.
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To demonstrate the rotational benefits of a sequence of broadleaf, legume, and pasture crops for the production of wheat in the Kwinana West and East zones of WA.
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To investigate whether ryegrass seed set could be manipulated using alternative harvesting techniques such as windrowing and crop topping.
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This project set out to contribute to an understanding of legume agronomic and financial management in the Esperance Port Zone in an effort to support the decision-making process undertaken by growers in deciding the best crop sequence for their farms, including which break crop best suits their needs.
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To determine the optimum sowing date for lentil to reduce effects from abiotic stresses and increase grain yield. These experiments also aimed to identify phenological drivers of crop development in lentil and determine which varieties are best adapted to the target environments.
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This paper reports the findings of field experiments conducted at Wagga Wagga and Leeton (both southern NSW), and Condobolin (central western NSW) in 2020, where lentil variety yield responses were evaluated across three sowing dates from late April to early June (Wagga Wagga, Figure 1, and Leeton) and two sowing dates, early May and early J… read more
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To investigate the effects of soil type and climate on the yield of commercial varieties and advanced breeding lines in Victoria and thereby assist in the selection of superior varieties fro farmers in this state.
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To understand the impact of frost, and the interaction of stubble management, ripping and frost on pulses
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To evaluate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines in the low rainfall zone.
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To evaluate enhanced tolerance of PBA Hallmark XT compared to PBA Jumbo2 to Group B herbicides applied post sowing pre emergence (PSPE) or at different in-crop application timings.
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To compare the level of herbicide tolerance in SP1333 (a new genotype with improved tolerance to Group C herbicides) against PBA Hallmark XT to pre- and post-emergent applications of ‘Gp C’ at various rates.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines to varying sowing dates.
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To present results of the long season barley variety trial.
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To value-add to grazing crops as frost mitigation tool by investigating the interaction of time x height of (simulated) grazing on wheat crop recovery and delay in flowering window.
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To value-add to grazing crops as frost mitigation tool by investigating the interaction of time x height of (simulated) grazing on wheat crop recovery and delay in flowering window.
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To investigate the suitability of new and pre-release winter wheat varieties to the Wimmera and Mallee, and define their optimal time of sowing.
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Pulses are growing in popularity as a result of good prices and rotational benefits such as decreased N input and enhanced grass weed control options. However frost and combinations of water and heat stress at critical growth stages can compromise crop yield. Previous work in pulses has established that the most important time to maintain growth… read more
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To investigate adaptation of new wheat varieties in their resilience to frost stress during the growing season.
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To conduct an on-farm barley demonstration.
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The aim of this work was to identify new wheat varieties for maximising grain yield in dry and drying seedbeds in the scenario of possible frost risks during the growing season at Wickepin.
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To conduct a milling wheat demonstration trial due to increase interest and area sown to milling wheat in the Hamilton district.
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To report on the outcomes of a series of faba bean variety × density experiments across northern NSW.
The 2015 season was characterised by severe frost events, episodic cold weather during flowering and terminal drought during grain filling. These seasonal conditions severely affected crop performance, reducing the poten… read more
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To report on Nyngan CWFS site results.
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To investigate the effect of seeding rate and nitrogen rate on oats for hay production.