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To evaluate whether farmers can make use of the out-of-season rainfall.
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To measure the interaction between stubble management, frequency of rainfall events and fertiliser nitrogen on:
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested; and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested; and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To evaluate effectiveness of ‘summer sowing’ hard-seeded serradella pod into established perennial grass pastures.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of establishing annual legumes into established perennial grass-based pastures by 'summer' sowing of hard-seeded serradella pod.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To highlight the effectiveness of summer weed control in conserving soil moisture for winter cereal cropping in the Central-Eastern Wheatbelt of WA.
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To compare the incidence of seed markings (tiger stripe/blotch) for a range of commercial chickpea varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two sowing dates on the central western and north-western slopes of NSW.
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In 2006 seven Demonstration Sites funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality and the National Landcare Program continued to be used to demonstrate and measure the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee.
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To measure and report the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee.
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Demonstrate and evaluate nitrogen rich strips (NGauges) and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NVDI) measurement as a decision support tools to guide economic application of nitrogen duringthe growing season.
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To assist growers with variety, nitrogen management and sowing date decisions to maximise irrigated canola yield potential.
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To evaluate the effects of varietal selection, sowing date, plant population and N management on grain yield, oil content and lodging
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To examine targeting maximum yields of irrigated wheat in southern NSW.
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To measure the effect of retaining hybrid sowing seed on plant growth, blackleg resistance and grain yield compared to the original hybrid (i.e. as purchased from seed supplier; referred to as ‘commercial’ here after) for a range of herbicide tolerance options in a range of rainfall zones in southern Australia.
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To compare the performance of crops on raised beds versus strategic field drainage.
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To identify additional lines with maturity between the spring and winter types by evaluating new canola lines not commercially available to growers which were supplied by six seed companies.
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To establish the most satisfactory method to correct manganese deficiency in barley on calcareous sands
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To determine the impact of grazing on soil condition and weed populations. This report is on findings after two years of grazing.
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To determine the impact of grazing on soil condition and weed populations. This report is on findings after two years of grazing.
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To determine the impact of grazing on soil condition and weed populations. This report is on findings after two years of grazing.
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To validate the effect of grazing intensity and growth stage on forage value and yield response of different wheat varieties, with sowing times suited to cultivar.
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To investigate the nodulation and yield response of Faba beans to higher rates of rhizobia inoculation.
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To ascertain the crop safety of pre-emergent (IBS) herbicides when used with differing seeding systems and sowing speeds.
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To determine agronomic management practices that increase grain yield potential while also minimising the risk of fungal diseases.
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To determine if early sowing canola will improve the efficiency of teh use of stored water.
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To assess the effect of sowing date on grain yield and quality for some recently released commercial lines along with some experimental lines that could be commercially available within the next 2 years.
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To determine the optimum sowing date, phenology and nitrogen management to optimise grain yield within the Central West region of NSW. These combinations were tested across two contrasting scenarios: irrigation versus dryland.
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To provide further information regarding sowing rates and optimum plant densities.
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To report on the effect of sowing rate on the performance of wheat in the Forbes and Parkes districts
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To investigate the effect of sowing time and variety on yield and oil concentration of canola (Brassica napus)
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This experiment was designed to determine the response of six canola varieties with diverse phenology and breeding (hybrid or open-pollinated (OP)) to varying stored soil water levels across two sowing dates.
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To demonstrate the pros and cons of different stubble/ soil management and establishment treatments.
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The experiment at Leeton evaluated the effect of variety, time of sowing, plant population and their interactions on canola grain yield, grain quality (oil content) and crop growth (lodging and harvest index).
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The aim was to assess the impacts of delayed sowing and radish infestation on lupin yield. By doing this we can better understand the extra weed control required to make delayed sowing profitable
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To reports on the results of our “best bet” approach to making grazing canola work in our unique region.
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To examine the interaction between various combinations of nitrogen, sowing rate and grazing to maximise drymatter production and see what impact this has on grain yield and quality and stubble mass post harvest.
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To measure the variation in dry matter production, nitrogen fixation, moisture conservation and grain yield as a result of sowing date, legume species and variety.
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To examine the livestock benefits and impacts on cereal yield and stubble aftermath by grazing.
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To assess the influence of sowing date and species phenology on yield dynamics of barley, oats and wheat in frost conditions
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This research aims to investigate the effect of wheat time of sowing and seeding rate, on the effectiveness and degradation of pre-emergent herbicides commonly used to control annual ryegrass in no tillage farming systems.
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To compare the effects of fluid fertilisers and seed nutrient treatments on early plant vigour and grain yield for wheat grown from locally sourced or certified seed.
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The project aimed to identify factors limiting N2 fixation and productivity of pulse crops grown on acidic soils in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) Southern Grain production region.
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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 examine the role of vesticular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM), often referred to as 'friendly fungi' in the phosphours nutrition of winter crops in Victoria.
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To determine the relationship between nitrogen rate and the need for disease control in winter wheat in the high rainfall zone environment of Tasmania.
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To determine the relationship between nitrogen rate and the need for disease control in winter wheat in the high rainfall zone environment of Tasmania.
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To determine the role of stubble management on frost severity and its effects on the grain yield of wheat
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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 investigate whether polymer films can improve yields of short season crops when late sown.
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To demonstrate, compare and analyse the efficacy of new herbicide combinations and sequences to achieve control of hard to kill weeds such as ryegrass and radish, whilst maximising yield in hybrid canola, using the hybrid variety Hyola 525RT (Roundup Ready + Triazine Tolerant) canola herbicide tolerant system.
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To measure the role of water stored in the soil at sowing in affecting wheat yield.
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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 assess the benefits and possible crop damage effects of deep-ripping post-seeding.
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To provide growers with useful information to understand the impact of sowing time on the yield and quality of new and current wheat varieties.
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To investigate proactive non-herbicide management strategies for reducing ryegrass seed set and so 'run down' the seed bank.
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To investigate proactive non-herbicide management strategies for reducing ryegrass seed set and so 'run down' the seed bank.
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To measure the effect of time of sowing (TOS) and plant density on wheat and durum varieties with different development habits and maturities.
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To measure the effect of time of sowing (TOS) and plant density on wheat varieties with different development habits and maturities.
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To evaluate the response of seven barley varieties to different sowing times.
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To provide data to assist in decision making of using a cereal for grazing, hay and/or grain based on seasonal conditions, while knowing the relative multipurpose performance of the cereal options.
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To compare the effectiveness of early sowing using a range of wheat varieties with different varietal maturities.
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To assist growers in making decisions on variety choice and management, a trial was conducted at Buntine to assess the yield, quality and economic response of new and potential wheat varieties to different sowing times.
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This soybean experiment was conducted at the NSW DPI Leeton Field Station to test the response of three commercial varieties and five unreleased lines to three sowing times.
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To investigate time of sowing x crop type.
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To compare alternative agronomic practices that may improve establishment of new and current barley varieties in wider row spacings.
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To compare alternative agronomic practices that may improve establishment of new and current barley varieties in wider row spacings.
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To compare new and existing wheat varieties and their suitability in the Mallee and Wimmera, either sown dry or after the break.
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To investigate the N rate and time of application response of canola varieties to yield and oil content of Triazine tolerant (TT) and Roundup Ready (RR) hybrids in comparison with open-pollinated (OP) types to:
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Aim; To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application. Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).
Previous trial results suggest that as long as nitrogen is applied within 8 weeks of sowing, there is no yield penalty.
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To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application. Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).
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To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application. Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).
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To screen winter and for summer crops for the tolerance of copper deficiency in glasshouse trials.
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A demonstration site to compare different seeding machinery in tough conditions and through a range of soil types.
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To provide localised data on optimum plant density for 6 different varieties of field peas.
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To investigate the production, management and profitability of three different pulse crops.
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To investigate the control of brome and barley grass in Meering wheat and Balleon barley.
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To compare triazine tolerant canola varieties.
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To investigate pre-sowing and post sowing pre-emergent options for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.
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The aim of this trial work was to determine whether there are differences in wheat varieties in tolerance to trifluralin. The work was carried out over three seasons (1998 to 2000).
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To invetigate
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To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions in the south east of Victoria.
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To report on sowing times on heads of spring-sown canola and wheat.
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To evaluate new and existing udon noodle wheat varieties.
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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 understand wheat phenology, in particular flowering response to sowing time.
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In 2012 the UNFS attempted to validate this early work conducted by the CSIRO. Seed of a long season variety Eaglehawk was sourced. This variety is Prime Hard Quality in NSW and so would be AH in SA.The aim was to conduct a time of sowing trial using three varieties at three times of sowing:- an early maturing variety (Axe), mid season maturing … read more