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To assess the impact of seeding time on the production of field pea, lentil and chickpea crops sown in in the low rainfall zone.
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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 investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines to different sowing dates.
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To discuss lentil varieties.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties to varying plant densities and sowing dates.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of new lentil varieties and variety mixes to varying sowing dates, identify levels of tolerance to a range of group B herbicides in several breeding lines of lentils which have been selected from the Pulse Breeding Australia breeding program for improvements in tolerance to imidazolinone herbicides.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing over summer on crop residues, soil quality and no-tillage crop establishment and yields.
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As growers push for maximum grain yield, lodging is becoming a significant factor in rice production, increasing the time and cost of harvest and often resulting in significant yield loss andreduced grain quality.
Several factors influence lodging susceptibility including seasonal weather, variety, sowing method, nitrogen rate and timin… read more
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To identify suitable options for managing soil water repellence on sandy gravels.
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To compare the long term effects of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality. The sustainability of treatments will also be evaulated with comparison of soil physical, chemical and biological data.
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To provide better guidelines on safer methods of sowing wheat on shallow soil in the low rainfall zone; especially in terms of row spacing seeding rate, variety, depth of soil and soil type.
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To assess the impact of different establishment techniques on lucerne plant densities.
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To answer some key questions about lucerne in the crop rotation:
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To evaluate some simple agronomic changes to lupin sowing rates and fertiliser rates to see if it has an impact on yield.
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To conduct a field evaluation of the stage 3 lupin cultivars and breeding lines.
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a red sandy loam soil at Rankins Springs in southern NSW.
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To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and promising advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red–brown earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic
recommendations for lupin in this region.
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To investigate the effects of sowing date on the yield of Lupins.
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To evaluate the performance of crops (Lupin in 2012) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of agronomic practices and varietal tolerance to improve the safety of herbicide application to lupins grown on Mallee sands.
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To evaluate different harvest and post-harvest stubble management techniques and measure their effect on harvest efficiency, grain losses and growth and yield of the subsequent crop.
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To demonstrate whether current seeder set ups within the region are capable of successfully sowing wheat into a pasture with no-till.
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To compare grain yield responses with variations in three maize hybrids and six nitrogen rates under raised-bed flood irrigation at Breeza on the Liverpool Plains.
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To compare plant characteristics and grain yield responses of three maize hybrids with varying rates of N applied at sowing or in-crop under dryland conditions at Gurley, south-east of Moree.
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To compare plant characteristics and grain yield responses of three maize hybrids to varying rates of N applied at sowing or in crop under dryland conditions at Gurley, south-east of Moree.
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To discuss fertiliser decisions after a drought year in the Wimmera and Mallee.
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To investigate how to make the grade for malting barley.
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Presence of increased seed dormancy in this grass weed species has enabled it to escape pre-sowing control tactics used by the growers. This explains why barley grass is a problematic weed in cereal crops. However, in some locations like Port Germein and Baroota districts, it has now become largely impossible to control in pulse crops. This isli… read more
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To find more reliable methods to control rhizoctonia.
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To demonstrate the best methods to control rhizoctonia root rot
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To demonstrate the symptoms of crown rot and how different varieties tolerate the disease pressure.
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To report on managing 'take-all' and crown rot.
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To investigate management options which reduce the risk of failure when growing wheat on wheat, or barley on wheat stubble.
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This experiment aimed to evaluate agronomic management options that enhance the yield potential on this specific soil type.
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To examine managing bean crop canopies to optimise yield potential
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To deliver best management strategies, all of which have influence on canopy development of pulse crops.
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To managing competition and lucerne persistence with sowing configuration.
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To investigate the value of nitrogen on the profitability of new wheat varieties in early (dry sowing) and late sowings in canola/wheat system at Wongan Hills
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To determine the maximum attainable grain yield for a given location and year, and to quantify the contributions.
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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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Experiment 1: To investigate the suitability of new and pre-release winter wheat varieties to the Wimmera and Mallee and define their optimal time of sowing.
Experiment 2: To investigate the amount of rainfall required to establish an early sown winter wheat crop in the Wimmera and Mallee.
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This GRDC funded research program aims to provide growers with information which will reduce losses due to eyespot by improving our understanding of resistance responses of commercial cultivars and breeders’ lines to eyespot based on information from dedicated field screening trials.
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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 discuss how to manage herbicide carryover after a drought.
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To determine how management with foliar fungicide and an in-furrow fungicide may influence the yield response of long season wheat varieties with an early sowing opportunity.
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To asses the effect on crop yield of multiple rates and application strategies of micronutrient fertilizers in soils deficient in the target micronutrients (copper, zinc, manganese, boron and molybdenum)
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Sandy soil types of the Northern Mallee often underperform despite good weed management and increased inputs of nitrogen and sulphur. There is still a yield gap that can be addressed, with anecdotal evidence of unused water commonly remaining in the soil at depths of approximately 60cm at harvest. In 2014 we set in place a diagnostic procedure t… read more
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Sandy soil types of the Northern Mallee often underperform despite good weed management and increased inputs of nitrogen and sulfur. There is still a yield gap that can be addressed, with anecdotal evidence of unused water commonly remaining in the soil at depths of approximately 60cm at harvest.
After several years of demonstrating the v… read more
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To explore the effects of nitrogen, sulfur and zinc on wheat productivity. The treatments included a range of N, S and Zn based treatments which were designed to address whether;
1) Constraints to productivity on sands could be managed by manipulating the nutrition package,
2) Early application of N is the most profitable option,<… read more
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Sandy soil types of the Northern Mallee often underperform despite good weed management and increased inputs of nitrogen and sulfur. There is still a yield gap that can be addressed, with anecdotal evidence of unused water commonly remaining in the soil at depths of approximately 60cm at harvest.
After several years of demonstrating the v… read more
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Sandy soil types of the Northern Mallee often underperform despite good weed management and increased inputs of nitrogen and sulfur. There is still a yield gap that can be addressed, with anecdotal evidence of unused water commonly remaining in the soil at depths of approximately 60cm at harvest.
After several years of demonstrating the v… read more
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To evaluate the impact of crop and sowing setup on damage from residual herbicides.
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To evaluate the impact of crop and sowing setup on damage from residual herbicides.
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To develop risk management tools which will assist farmers to make better decisions in relation to optimising inputs in line with seasonal outcomes.
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To discuss the APSIM model for wheat in the southern Mallee.
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To investigate the economical viability of trace nutrient (Zn) application.
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To evaluate banded wetting agent (SACOA ‘Irrigator’) for crop establishment and yield on non-wetting soils in the West Midlands.
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To evaluate banded wetting agent (SACOA ‘Irrigator’) for crop establishment and yield on non-wetting soils in the West Midlands.
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To explore whether sowing canola into legume stubble can reduce N fertiliser requirement and provide a risk management strategy.
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To determine value of agronomic management (sowing rate and nitrogen) on production of quality grain for profitable wheat systems.
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will b… read more
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on Eyre Peninsula.
In 2015, seven separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agriculture Centre and Piednippie on upper Eyre Peninsula. Three trials will… read more
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To evaluate the effect of two triazine tolerant varieties, sown at three different seeding rates and three different depths has on emergence and yield at Minnipa Agricultural Centre and at Piednippie.
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Tto maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will … read more
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will b… read more
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula (EP). In 2014, ten separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agricultural Centre, and Piednippie on upper EP. Four trials will b… read more
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To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on lower and upper Eyre Peninsula.
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To identify optimum sowing times and fungicide strategies in new field pea varieties and to improve recommendations from the ‘Blackspot Manager’ disease risk prediction model in different regions.
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To identify optimum sowing times in new field pea varieties and to improve recommendations from the ‘Blackspot Manager’ disease risk prediction model in different regions.
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To maximise yield via maximising wheat biomass using early sown winter wheats.
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To maximise the yield of irrigated winter wheat
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To investigate the sustainability and profitability of cropping rotations and tillage methods on Merriwagga soils.
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To compare form and timing for micronutrient fertiliser application.
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Discover alternative herbicide options for wild radish, annual ryegrass and doublegee control in lupins.
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GRDC are providing funding to attempt to discover alternative herbicides for wild radish control in lupins. So far we have found no new herbicides for this purpose but we have had some success with improving wild radish control with currently registered herbicides. Mandelup lupins appear to be tolerant of metribuzin pre-sowing of lupin. This dat… read more
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To evaluate the tolerance of recently released and commonly grown barley varieties to metribuzin.
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To enable growers to evaluate a selected number of varieties under specific local conditions.
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The objectives of this project are to quantify the size and efficiency of response to mid-row banded nitrogen in irrigation systems within the southern Riverina of Australia. This will include the assessment of the effect of mid-row banded N on growth, yield and apparent nitrogen recovery efficiency (ANRE), of wheat as compared to the current be… read more
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To investigate the effect of fallow management treatments on crop establishment and yield, weed and pest management and nitrogen management in retained stubble systems in the high rainfall zone in the South-East of South Australia.
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To evaluate milling oat varieties under irrigated conditions.
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To conduct an on-farm canola demonstration.
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Crop intensive farming systems are running down soil carbon, requiring increased inputs to maintain or increase yield without necessarily improving profitability. Mixed species cover cropping offers a new approach to reverse this trend in the Australian context. It is a key component of some farming systems overseas but is yet to be adopted wide… read more
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This article reports a trial at Minnipa which investigated mixed species cover crops grown over winter and their impact on wheat production the following year.
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The issue of enteric (from intestines) methane (CH4) emissions produced by ruminant livestock is gaining local and global interest due to methane being a powerful greenhouse gas and ruminants being a significant source of emissions. In the absence of measurements, prediction models can facilitate the estimation of enteric methane emissi… read more
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To report on trials showing the value of nitrogen.
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Manganese concentrations in soil and wheat crops were monitored over time in the field.
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To explore whether cropping strategies using higher inputs are more water use efficient than lower input systems and to what extent this affects profit.
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To explore whether cropping strategies using higher inputs are more water use efficient than lower input systems and to what extent this affects profit.
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To present the idea of more profit less risk under climate change conditions.
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To investigate the potential for using oats to increase fodder production over the early part of winter, thereby reducing the risk of running out of feed.
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To discuss mouse management options.
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To assess a range of knockdown herbicide mixtures on small grasses and mixed braod leaf weeds.