Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
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Green manuring - a better way to fallow?To investigate some other types of legumes for their dry matter and suitability as green manure. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Lameroo SA |
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Vetch in the MalleeTo provide basic information about growing vetch. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Birchip VIC |
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Coming out of a drought - management of pastures and sheepTo answer the question 'What if there is no break until June or July?' |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Berriwillock VIC |
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Legume herbicide tolerance trialTo provide results of a legume herbicide tolerance trial. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Nutrient strategies for 1995To discuss nutrient strategies for 1995. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Grain legumes on sandy calcareous soilsTo evaluate commercial and new pulse (grain legume) cultivars on sandy, calcareous soils, in terms of both the crop performance and its benefit in a rotation. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Herbicide demonstration in pulses and canola
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Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Variety demonstrationTo report on variety descriptions and characteristics. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Walpeup VIC |
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Vetch variety evaluationTo evaluate improved vetches for wheat and barley farming systems. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Walpeup VIC |
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Demonstration of varieties of hayTo compare a number of different varieties which could be used for making hay. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Herbicide use in pulses and canola
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Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Inoculum demonstrationTo demonstrate the effects on plant density, nodulation and yield from inoculating legume seed using the correct method, applying inoculum dry and sowing 7 days after inoculating seed. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Root lesion nematode - tolerance, resistance and management strategiesTo determine tolerance, resistance and management strategies for root lesion nematode. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Sandilands SA |
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Vetch variety evaluationTo evaluate improved vetches for cereal farming systems. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Birchip VIC |
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Inoculum demonstrationTo determine whether crop growth and yield responses are likely from inoculating legumes on alkaline clay-loams in the Southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1997 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Comparison of different green manure crops as tools for renovation cropping and evaluating economic benefits at Mullewa on a heavy soilThis research determines to assess the benefits (economic and environmental) of a green manure phase under current cropping systems in areas with a poor nutritional status. To evaluate crop types and incorporation techniques to rejuvenate poor performing soils using a green manure phase, as well as to identify and evaluate the potential longevity of benefits on a heavy loam soil in Mullewa, Western Australia over five years. |
SoilsWest
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1998 | Mullewa WA |
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Vetch variety evaluationTo evaluate vetch varieties for grain yield, dry matter and disease resistance. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1998 | Walpeup VIC |
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Advanced vetch variety evaluationTo conduct an advanced vetch variety evaluation. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1999 | Birchip VIC |
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Evaluation of pulse crop options for NynganTo evaluate the pulse crop options suitable for the district not only in terms of their profitability but in terms of their contribution to the performance of subsequent wheat crops. |
Central West Farming Systems
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1999 | Nyngan NSW |
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Growing pulse crops - a grower experienceTo report on a grower experience of growing pulse crops in NSW. |
Central West Farming Systems
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1999 | Gunningbland NSW |
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Pasture herbicide toleranceTo investigate herbicide options on newly sown pasture crops at three sites. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1999 | Charlton VIC |
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Advanced vetch variety evaluationTo evaluate improved vetch varieties for the Victorian Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2000 | Ultima VIC |
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Pasture herbicide toleranceThe aim of this project was to assess parture herbicide tolerance at Charlton in 2000. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2000 | Charlton VIC |
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Role and management of HDL break crops in dryland cropping rotationsTo report on the role and management of high density legume break crops in dryland dropping rotations. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2000 | Cootamundra NSW |
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The profitability of green manuring - discussion paperThis paper assesses the economic benefits of green manuring and the potential costs. It also investigates the circumstances in which green manuring will be profitable and those that result in losses to growers. |
SoilsWest
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2000 | Agriculture WA WA |
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Euabalong pulse yield comparisonsTo develop cropping rotations to include pulse crops. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2001 | Euabalong NSW |
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Merriwagga crop totation trial - 2001 resultsTo investigate the consequences of four different cropping practices at Merriwagga under 2 tillage systems. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2001 | Merriwagga NSW |
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Grass selective herbicides on nodulation of pulses and legume pasturesTo investigate the effect of grass herbicides on nodulation in legumes. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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Herbicide tolerance of vetch varieties grown for hay or grainTo determine the herbicide tolerance of Morava, Blanchefleur and Languedoc vetch. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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Demonstrating the effect of water quality on glyphosate efficacyTo investigate the effect of water quality on glyphosate efficacy when used in a spring-spraying knockdown scenario. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2003 | Birchip VIC |
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Euabalong CWFS site - pulse trialTo assess the value and place of grain legumes in a wheat rotation. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2003 | Euabalong NSW |
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Farming systems 2002 livestock reportTo investigate pasture production and utilisation by sheep. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2003 | Jil JIl VIC |
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Farming systems 2003 production report and economic summaryTo report on the Farming Systems trial 2003. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2003 | Birchip VIC |
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Nyngan CWFS site - mixed pulse trialTo investigate the yield potential of several pulse crops. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2003 | Nyngan NSW |
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Ungarie CWFS site - vetch variety trialTo conduct a vetch variety trial to look for a dual purpose vetch variety. |
Central West Farming Systems
GRDC |
2003 | Ungarie NSW |
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Alternative crops trialTo look at alternative crops to wheat and barley. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2004 | Tottenham NSW |
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Pulse trialTo detemine how well alternative pulse crops grow in the district and to calculate the associated gross margins to determine their profitability. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2004 | Condobolin NSW |
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Does UAN as the spray carrier improve efficacy of grass herbicides?To determine whether UAN as a carrier, rather than just water, increases the efficacy of grass selective herbicides on ryegrass control. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2005 | St Arnaud VIC |
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Spray nozzles for grass weed controlTo try and determine what is good practice for weed control whilst minimising the potential for drift. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2005 | Rupanyup VIC |
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Sustainable land managementTo measure and report the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2005 | Hopetoun VIC |
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Vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotationsTo report on vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotations. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2005 | Rankins Springs NSW |
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Is Lontrel-resistant vetch a possibilityTo investigate the discovery of two Lontrel resistant weed biotypes have been identified (not in Australia). |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Birchip VIC |
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Pastures for Mallee environmentsTo identify suitable pasture species for the SA Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Murray Bridge SA |
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Profitable future: new rotations for low rainfall environmentsTo compare various crops and crop mixtures as alternatives to fallow in the first year of a 2 year cropping rotation. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2006 | Walpeup VIC |
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Profitable future: new rotations for low rainfall environments |
Central West Farming Systems
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2006 | Walpeup VIC |
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Cost effective farming – financial analysisTo assess the financial consequences of changing farming systems and inputs, specifically investigating the impact of changing break crop type and reduced fertiliser inputs on subsequent wheat yields and longer term profitability. |
Hart Field Site Group
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2008 | Hart SA |
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Evaluation of forage varieties in a cropping systemTo evaluate forage varieties in a cropping system. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2008 | Mininera VIC |
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Evaluation of grain crops for fodder and silage productionTo compare several field pea and vetch varieties and triticale, oat and wheat varieties for dry matter production and feed value. A further trial examined optimal densities of field pea/cereal mixtures. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2008 | Perth TAS |
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Flexible crops and end-uses for the MalleeTo demonstrate a range of crop types and end-uses that could have a role in the low rainfall farming systems of the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2008 | Manangatang VIC |
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Legume and oilseed herbicide toleranceTo compare the tolerance of legumes and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings. |
Hart Field Site Group
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2008 | Hart SA |
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