Canola trials

To investigate the merit of fodder crops in the crop rotation, with particular interest in weed control, nitrogen and gross margin.

To conduct a canola (Roundup Ready) variety trial.

To conduct a canola (Triazine) variety trial.

To provide information about the reliability of pulse crops in central NSW.

The project aimed to look at the impact of autumn irrigation in establishing canola plant population and increasing biomass.

The project aimed to look at the impact of autumn irrigation in establishing canola plant population and increasing biomass.

To report on a grower experience of growing canola in the Central West.

To demonstrate the effectiveness of liquid surfactants and related application methods at seeding on crop performance on non-wetting soils with differing stubble loads and types in the Albany, Esperance and Kwinana West port zones.

• To demonstrate to the biodiesel industry the potential of Kangaroo Island canola as a promising feedstock. 
• To test the potential of genetics to improve canola production and the canola agronomy trial tested the potential of management to improve production.

To identify key ingredients of agronomic packages that deliver high yielding canola crops with high oil contents in the Parndana environment.

Growers in this environment have been hesitant to graze canola due to the long season traditional grazing varieties and the risk of heat stress in late spring/ early summer. The hope was that a series 5 spring variety would mature earlier and require one less irrigation in spring. The growers were accepting that a yield decrease would occur however it would save them an irrigation.

To report on testing, monitoring and calculations that are designed to make decisions which minimise
risk and maximise returns.

To discuss nitrogen inputs from pasture and patterns of release for crops.

This trial was located at Cunderdin in the grainbelt of Western Australia and investigated combinations of canola variety (Hybrid or open pollinated), crop row spacing (25 or 50cm) and canola seeding rate (20, 35 or 50 plants/m2) on wild radish (WR) competitiveness and seed production.

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).

The aims of these experiments were to determine:

• the potential effect of natural enemies on insect pests

• any long-term effects from insecticide seed treatments on natural enemies

• any differences in natural enemies and pest distribution.
 

This project conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether an objective remote sensing method could be a feasible alternative to hand sampling, and to guide further research.

The aim of this experiment was to understand canola variety heat stress responses and their capacity to adapt to warmer future climates.

The aim of this experiment was to test a novel method of imposing heat stress in the field and determine the effect of heat stress on canola grain yield and its interaction with water availability

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of three different foliar fungicides in managing sclerotinia stem rot in canola.

To identify frost damage in canola and assess symptoms and risk

To explore whether the nitrogen (N) benefits to subsequent cereals from the break crops, and savings from weed control, could offset the loss of income from break crops in the longer term. 

The objectives were to:

1. reduce nitrous oxide emissions from dryland grains cropping.

2. improve nitrogen use efficiency.

3. validate and develop process-based biogeochemistry models.

4. simulate net greenhouse gas emission under current and projected future climate scenarios. 

This experiment examined the phenology of 31 commercial varieties and newly released lines sown on two sowing dates at Wagga Wagga, NSW in 2019.

An experiment at Wagga Wagga in 2020 examined the phenology of 34 commercial and newly released varieties sown on two dates.

This paper reports on the priority diseases identified in the 2020 crop surveys and highlights implications for grains producers in 2021.

To evaluate the potential for grain yield responses from controlling insects and diseases in canola with commercially available seed applied treatments.

The aim of this study was to determine what effect the start of flowering had on Sclerotinia development. Two canola experiments using a range of varieties with different flowering times were conducted in southern NSW.

This study was undertaken to determine the optimal timing for fungicide application during the growing season to reduce Sclerotinia development.

To improve our understanding of the interaction between the pathogen life cycle, the host crop and environmental conditions with the view to developing a disease prediction model for industry to use.

To determine agronomic management practices that increase grain yield potential while also minimising the risk of fungal diseases.

To determine the impact of reducing fertiliser rates following a run of low yielding seasons.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To compare in-crop residual canola herbicides for activity against spring germinating windmill grass.

The petal survey was conducted to identify the drivers for Sclerotinia development in different districts, with the aim of understanding how background inoculum levels and environmental conditions influence the disease development in a given year.

To evaluate the impact of Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Sulfur nutrition on yield and oil content of canola.

To evaluate the impact of Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Sulfur nutrition on yield and oil content of canola.

To evaluate the impact of harvest aid products in reducing shattering losses in canola.

To evaluate the effect of sowing date on phenology and grain yield of 12 canola varieties ranging from long to short season phenology types. 

To explore pulse species and variety comparison. 

Some districts in NSW and Victoria are known to frequently develop Sclerotinia stem rot. The purpose of conducting the petal survey was to identify if there are significant differences in the level of petal infestation between districts where the disease develops frequently, compared with those districts where the disease develops once every few years. This information will indicate what influences disease development, background inoculum levels or environmental conditions, or both. 

To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.

To present actual farming results from a large cropping program in the Condobolin area in central NSW.

 The aim of these experiments is to examine how tillage intensity influences allocation and stabilisation (storage) of newly assimilated C in canola crop-soil and wheat crop-soil systems at Wagga Wagga and Condobolin.
 

To determine the grain yield and phenology response of six canola varieties sown at three different dates in a low rainfall environment.

To determine which management factors for canola improved the efficiency of using stored water.

To examine two main management options to deal with high stubble loads (≥5t/ha) in 2017, and incorporates many of the main findings from the stubble initiative to date.