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To examine the scope for using soil tests to more effectively allocate phosphorus fertiliser expenditures between paddocks and through time.
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To compare the responses of six different canola varieties to nitrogen fertiliser.
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To assess the effects of physical, chemical and biological soil manipulation (or inputs) on soil organic carbon in relation to changes in long term crop yields and quality.
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To discuss whether the Southern Oscillation Index is useful as a rainfall predictor for the Southern Mallee.
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To compare the zinc efficiency, root growth and production characteristics of 2 cultivars of wheat
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To identifiy zinc deficiency in flax and treatment with zinc fertiliser.
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To establish which of the following components has the greater effect on yield: liquid, granular or combined liquid/granular forms of fertiliser nitrogen, phosphorus and trace elements, and in-furrow fungicide.
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To investigate the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yello9w brown gravelly soil
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To investigate the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yello9w brown gravelly soil
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To quantify nitrogen leaf uptake when applying UAN with and without follow-up rain; and to determine the effect of streaming versus standard nozzles on nitrogen leaf uptake.
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To explore the effectiveness of trace elements when applied with fluid nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser.
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To investigate what macro and micro nutrients are required in order to increase grain yield using a fluid system.
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A review of trace element research in South Australia.
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To ascertain the amount and availability of N under varying stubble management practices and soil environments.
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To assess different management strategies for blackleg, while assessing Prosaro as the only foliar in crop option in canola for blackleg management.
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To investigate the effects of seeding rate and nitrogen rate on triticale.
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To screen triticale for Mn efficiency and compare this to rye and wheat.
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To compare a standard practice of an upfront MAP fertiliser only, to this same rate of MAP plus a Twin N foliar application.
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To evaluate whether TwinN could enable reductions in urea rates without loss of yield in wheat in the medium-high rainfall Victorian wheat region.
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To investigate whether liquid N as UAN is a better and more reliable source of N compared to using granular urea.
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To repeat trials from 2004 to confirm confidence in findings that UAN can be used as an in-crop fertiliser in Victoria.
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To investigate options to increase canola profitability and reduce production risk with tactical agronomy advice underpinned by physiological insights.
To improve the water use efficiency of canola, through early sowing and correct variety selection.
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To investigate how nutrient interactions influence yield response. Specifically, if:
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To determine if crop sensors can be used during stem elongation to determine N content of the plant and the need for applied N.
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To establish the fit for calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) as a topdressed fertiliser in wheat in a low rainfall situation and on an N responsive site.
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To compare the effects varying fertiliser rates on three different soil types and to compare fertiliser rates, Nil, replacement, standard and high.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of up-front flutriafol and in-crop fungicides for controlling stem rust and yellow leaf spot.
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To use a combination of alternative weed control methods to minimise the reliance on chemicals.
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There is growing interest from growers in southern Western Australia around the opportunities that long season wheats can provide them in a mixed or 100% cropping farming enterprise. The primary objective of this project is to demonstrate to growers the agronomic and enterprise fit and associated benefits of including a long season wheat into th… read more
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To demonstrate the effectiveness of two types of surface applied organic amendments – compost and chicken manure.
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• To use farmer scale machinery to evaluate the benefits of adopting zone
management farming on a range of soil types over a three year period;
• To increase the output to input ratio for our farming system; and
• To collaborate with, and add value to research in precision agriculture being
undertaken by CSIRO, … read more
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To investigating if applying fertiliser according to productivity zones is more profitable than blanket applications of fertiliser across the whole paddock. We aimed to design trials to demonstrate to growers that matching fertiliser inputs to productivity zones will increase whole paddock profitability compared to blanket applications of fertil… read more
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To put into practice one of the key findings from the BCG research work over the last three years - 'high sowing rates in Silverstar wheat will decrease screenings' At the same time it was a good opportunity to test the results of small scale plot work in a real life situation on a large scale.
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A winter wheat trial was established to assess the whole-season nitrogen (N) availability against different nitrogen placement strategies when subject to waterlogging.
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To demonstrate the value of NUlogic soil and plant testing and the importance of reviewing fertiliser strategies in season
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To compare the effects and to demonstrate the economic benefits that may result from the use of variable rate fertiliser applications by broad acre farmer trial.
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To evaluate the economics of a variable rate approach to fertiliser applications over the 2011 growing season. This trial was also designed as a proof of concept trial for CSBP’s Fertlogic Variable Rate Technology (VRT) platform
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To evaluate the economics of a variable rate approach to fertiliser applications over the 2012 growing season. This trial was also designed as a proof of concept trial for CSBP’s Fertlogic Variable Rate Technology platform.
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To compare the effects and to demonstrate the economic benefits that may result from the use of variable rate fertiliser applications by broad acre farmer trial.
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To demonstrate the use of soil mapping and soil moisture sensors as data sources for variable rate irrigation and fertigation decisions, with the ultimate aim of reducing pumping and fertiliser costs, improving potato yields and quality and reducing the risk of nutrient enrichment of waterways and wetlands.
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To undertake a variable rate grazing trial in pastures.
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To compare the effects of variable rate nitrogen applications on wheat yield across diverse soil types.
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To compare the effects of variable rate nitrogen applications on wheat yield across varying soil types.
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To assess the economic benefit of variable rate nitrogen application, when combined with crop sensor information and yield potential zones to build the variable rate application map.
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Demonstrate variable rate technology on farm and how it can be applied to manage fertiliser use and to minimise nutrient enrichment or depletion that leads to poor soil health.
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To examine the ability of genotypes of wheat and barley to produce high yields on micronutrient deficient soils.
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To assess and demonstrate the benefits of varying fertiliser inputs across a range of productivity zones from a poor performing shallow gravel to a good performing loamy earth.
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To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in vetch.
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To compare the effects VRT on different soil tyes and to compare rates of seed and fertiliser.
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To introduce the concept of water use efficiency.
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To examine the effect of plant growth regulators, in the form of Moddus and Chlormequat on the plant biomass, water use and plant growth in wheat.
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To investigate the impact that two different harvest weed seed control (HWSC) methods – narrow windrowing of header trash and the Esperance Mobile Ag Repairs (EMAR) chaff deck – have on reducing the weed burden in the following crop.
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To demonstrate the effectiveness of weed sensing technology (WeedSeeker) for controlling problematic low population weeds (e.g. Prickly Lettuce).
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To investigate the use of different sowing timings and N management to improve yield and maintain protein of wheat.
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To determine what happens to pre-drilled N on southern Malle clay-loam soils.
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To determine what happens to pre-drilled N on southern Malle clay-loam soils.
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To determine the best form of nitrogen fertiliser for topdressing on alkaline soils.
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To identify key ingredients of agronomic packages that deliver high yielding canola crops with high oil contents in the Parndana environment.
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To identify cultivation and fertiliser practices which reduce the incidence and damage caused by Pratylenchus.
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To test whether we can increase radiation use efficiency and yield in wheat by changing architecture (floppy vs. erect leaves).
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To determine the effect of sowing rate and nitrogen fertiliser timing on crop canopy development, grain yield and grain quality.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of various strategies for managing foliar diseases in separate barley (Experiment 1) and wheat (Experiment 2) experiments using foliar and fertiliser applied fungicides.
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To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties
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To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties
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To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties
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To assess the effect of varying the seed and fertiliser rates on the yield of wheat grown after wheat.
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To assess the effect of varying the seed rates and fertiliser inputs on wheat yeilds.
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To assess the effect of phosphorus required to optimise the yield of wheat grown after wheat in a high phosphorus soil.
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To measure potential responses in wheat.
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To improve the nitrogen and water use efficiency of wheat by manipulating canopy size using different row spacing, nitrogen application timing and plant density.
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To compare P efficiency of commonly grown varieties (plus a few new ones) on the upper EP to provide farmers with better knowledge of their current varieties, or select new varieties that may better utilise applied P in a grey calcareous soil.
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This trial is apart of a three year GRDC project to develop a benchmark to be used to accurately determine crops' N status.
The aim of this years trial is to determine how a crops’ N status changes in relation to early sowing and variety.
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To investigate the response to nitrogen fertiliser on wheat.
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To characterise the residual value of different P sources and changes in soil fertility (SOC, CEC, pH, nutrient supply, non-wetting, compaction) after 30 plus years, using soil measurements and bioassay cropping.
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To compare three N products for topdressing nitrogen onto wheat.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of wide row spacing in Arrino wheat in a low rainfall environment with limited inputs.
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To evaluate nitrogen use efficiency in winter barley under different rates of applied N fertiliser applied as in crop urea (46% N) grown on surface irrigation.
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To evaluate nitrogen use efficiency in winter barley under different rates of applied N fertiliser applied as pre drill urea (46% N) grown on surface irrigation.
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To evaluate nitrogen use efficiency in winter barley under different rates and timings of applied N fertiliser applied as urea (46% N) grown on surface irrigation.
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To evaluate nitrogen (N) use efficiency in winter barley under different rates and timings of applied N fertiliser applied as in crop urea (46% N) grown on surface irrigation
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Regional specific agronomy has been identified as a need by growers in RCSN Open Local Forums, in particular in using regional specific agronomy demonstrations to assist decision making of growers.
The aim of this project was to use best district practice to examine if newer varieties respond differently to increasing nutritional inpu… read more
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This was the second year of a three-year trial, funded by the South Australian Grains Industry Trust (SAGIT), to evaluate the nitrogen fixation capabilities of various legume species commonly grown on Kangaroo Island.
In this second year, the trial was set up to answer the following questions:
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To investigate wider range of fungicides for yellow leaf spot control.
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To investigate wider range of fungicides for yellow leaf spot control.
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To monitor water use with a capacitance probe installed in each plot to update the water use efficiency benchmark of 20 kg/ha/mm derived from French and Schultz.
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To determine likely nitrogen response at the time of pre-drilling, and at the appearance of the first node (GS31), which coincided with the times at which nitrogen applications took place.
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To determine if any specific treatments reduced the impact of frost.
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To explore the effectiveness of zinc when applied with fluid nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser.
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To explore the effects of rotation, P fertiliser and mycorrhizae on wheat grain zinc in rotations.