To investigate the adaptability of a range of faba bean varieties and breeding lines to different plant densities and fungicide programs.

• To assess P application rates and its effects on pasture growth and soil P levels.

• To investigate the different responses on pasture growth to triple, single and gold phosphorus fertiliser application.

• To investigate the different responses on pasture growth to triple, single and gold phosphorus fertiliser application.

• To investigate different responses to the application of single, triple and gold phosphorus fertiliser on pasture growth.

To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in faba bean.

Faba bean phenology and yield responses to sowing date and water treatment – Wagga Wagga 2021

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red brown–earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW.

To compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and promising advanced breeding lines at three sowing dates on a hard-setting, acidic, red brown soil at Wagga Wagga.

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advancing breeding lines at three times of sowing (TOS) at Wagga Wagga.

The Making Better Fertiliser Decisions for Cropping Systems in Australia project (BFDC) aims to provide the fertiliser industry, agency staff, agribusiness advisors and growers with the knowledge and resources to improve nutrient recommendations for optimising crop production.

To identify frost damage in canola and assess symptoms and risk

• To assess the potential for yield and quality responses from controlling Stripe Rust (SR) in several wheat varieties with differing levels of SR resistance in central-west (CW) NSW.
• To assess the level of stripe rust control achieved by using different fungicide products including seed dressings, fertiliser dressing and foliar sprays.

To assess the potential for yield and quality responses from controlling Stripe Rust and Yellow Leaf Spot (YLS) in central-western (CW) NSW.

To discuss the question, 'Should you feed in a drought?'

To compare disease development and crop yield resulting from different fungicide management strategies in faba bean.

To access the impact of faba bean varieties on Pratylenchus thornei build-up.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in sorghum.

To investigate activity of fungicides against sorghum diseases.

KEY FINDINGS:

• To compare the performance of faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines under different levels of rust pressure.
• To compare fungicides for their effectiveness to control diseases as well as improve yield and seed size in faba bean. Experiment one used a low frequency (LF) program, while experiment two involved a high frequency (HF) fungicide program.

Conclusions

• Genotypes differed in there susceptibility to rust, chocolate spot and Stemphylium blight, with one of the northern breeding lines (11NF001a-10) showing rust resistance equal to current commercial varieties and superior chocolate spot resistance. Fungicides were highly effective in reducing rust symptoms and improving leaf retention but in this trial had no effect on chocolate spot. Note that the permit for tebuconazole allows for only three applications of 145ml/ha in commercial crops.

To compare fungicides for their effectiveness to control diseases as well as improve yield and seed size in faba bean.

Faba bean disease management

To compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines at two sowing times at June reefs in Southern NSW.

To investigate the management, sustainability and profitability of a range of farming systems. 

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate the yield influence and profitability of foliar fungicide programmes in faba beans grown under surface irrigation.

To evaluate the yield effect of plant growth regulator (PGR) programmes in different faba bean crop densities grown under surface irrigation.

To evaluate the yield influence of granular inoculants and nitrogen fertiliser applied to faba beans grown under surface irrigation.

To assess the influence of plant population and cultivar on crop structure, dry matter production and grain yield in two identical faba beans trials under overhead irrigation. 

To assess the influence of plant population and cultivar on crop structure, dry matter production and grain yield in two identical faba beans trials under surface irrigation.

Faba bean disease management

Faba bean phosphorus management

To assess the effect of Faba bean plant density on pod depth, grain yield and seed weight 

To investigate the potential for response to P rates above 15 kg/ha.

To report on the Forbes soil amelioration trials.

To report on the Forbes soil amelioration trials.

To evaluate the performance of fungicides against chocolate spot and leaf rust in faba beans.

To investigate factors driving nitrous oxide emissions from uncropped (head ditch and tail drain) areas of irrigated cotton fields after water-run urea application.

• To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and promising advanced breeding lines at two sowing dates on a hard-setting, acidic, red-brown soil at Junee Reefs in southern NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic recommendations for faba bean in this region.

To compare the growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines on two sowing dates at Lockhart in Southern NSW.

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a brown clay loam at Lockhart southern NSW.

• To determine whether fungicide-amended-fertiliser (eg Impact-in-furrow) can be used for effective control of Cercospora Leaf Spot (CLS) in faba bean.

To evaluate the impact of residual herbicide strategies in winter cereals for fleabane management in the spring and summer.

To evaluate alternative products for faba bean desiccation.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in sorghum.

Faba bean disease management

To evaluate the impact of residual herbicide strategies in winter cereals for fleabane management in the spring and summer.

To study the effect of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application separately and in combination on the growth and yield of faba bean.

This experiment aimed to study the effect of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application separately and in combination on the growth and yield of faba bean. A small amount of N at sowing might improve yield through faster establishment and groundcover. There is also little local data available on faba bean response to additional P.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.