South Australian Grain Industry Trust Fund trials

To test a range of early maturing canola cultivars.

To report on paddock yield and seeding depth optimisation.

To verify that recommendations for maximum production in other pulse growing regions of SA are applicable under low rainfall conditions.

To test for field evidence for efficiency of fluid fertilisers.

To investigate inter row sowing and no-till.

To investigate:

• the efficacy of the pre-emergent herbicide treatments on brome grass,
• the weed competitiveness of different varieties at different row spacing configurations, and
• the relative yields of the different varieties with the different herbicide applications and row spacing configurations.

To compare the performance of 3 seeding systems and 2 nutrition strategies. This is a rotation trial (funded by SAGIT) to assess the longer term effects of seeding systems and higher fertiliser input systems.

• To identify best sowing time and fungicide strategies for maximum grain yields in field peas.
• To improve the reliability of the SARDI blackspot disease prediction model and validate the blackspot predictive model ‘Blackspot Manager’ in SA by incorporating data from replicated trials.

To evaluate the response of different barley varieties to various management aspects of no-till farming systems. Variables examined include row spacing, pre-emergent herbicides and nitrogen timing.

• To investigate the effect of different nitrogen and grazing strategies on crop competition with annual ryegrass.
• To evaluate the performance of new durum varieties at different crop densities.

To identify best sowing time and fungicides strategies in new pea varieties to maximise yields and to improve recommendations from the ‘Blackspot Manager’ disease risk prediction model in different regions by incorporating data from replicated trials.

To raise industry awareness of imi-tolerant barley as a potential tool for integrated weed management in Victoria and South Australian Mallee.

To determine if disease suppression against rhizoctonia is achievable in a grey highly calcareous soil using alternative rotational systems and crop inputs in an upper EP environment and if soil microbial populations can be influenced by rotation and fertiliser inputs.

To evaluate the response of different barley varieties to various aspects of crop management. Variables examined included nitrogen timing, weed management, weed competition and row spacing.

To evaluate the tolerance of recently released and commonly grown barley varieties to metribuzin.

To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.

To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.

To determine if disease suppression against rhizoctonia is achievable in an upper EP environment on a grey highly calcareous soil using different rotations and cropping inputs.

To assess the potential of a range of multi-trait breeders’ lines for commercial development.

To assess the potential of a range of multi-trait breeders’ lines for commercial development.

To quantify and potentially exploit the variation in nutritive value of a range of cereal grains that come on to the feed market in South Australia to increase grain trading options for grain growers.

To identify management decisions that impact on blackspot in field peas and to validate disease risk predictions from Blackspot Manager.

To evaluate the relative weed competitiveness of barley, bread wheat, and durum against annual ryegrass grown under different management practices including seeding rate, nutrition, variety, and row spacing.

To look at the impact of break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the following cereal crop. 

To determine if disease suppression against rhizoctonia is achievable in an upper EP environment on a grey highly calcareous soil. It also assessed whether soil microbial populations can be influenced by rotation and fertiliser inputs in this environment.

To investigate the level of damage that may occur from clethodim applications and what factors might influence the degree of damage, over two seasons

To assess the new products with a range of application strategies and compared them to other management options (tillage, zinc, starter nitrogen, deep sowing, fluid fertiliser and late sowing) which can change the impact of rhizoctonia on crop production.

To look at the impact of 2012 break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the 2013 cereal crop. 

To assess and compare the biomass accumulation and grain yields of current field pea standards, Kaspa (the predominant grain yield variety in south eastern Australia) and Morgan (a dual purpose field pea variety), as well as several current vetch variety options. 

To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies.

To evaluate the relative competitiveness of durum wheat compared to barley and bread wheat, against annual ryegrass grown under different management practices tailored to influence crop competition.

To comment on increasing economic returns of agronomic management using precision agriculture.

To compare the performance of three seeding systems and two nitrogen nutrition strategies.

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.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To investigate the level of damage that may occur from clethodim applications and what factors might influence the degree of damage, over two seasons

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To assess the potential of the newly released forage (PBA Hayman) and dual purpose (PBA Coogee) field pea varieties as alternatives to vetch and grain field peas.

To investigate responses to phosphorus (P) fertiliser of common wheat and barley varieties on a P deficient soil

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To compare the performance of three seeding systems and two nitrogen strategies