Southern Farming Systems trials

• To compare the effectiveness of dry blend zinc, zinc cote fertilizers and soil applied zinc sulphate. 
• To evaluate effectiveness of Zinc cote products and DAPS.

To compare the effects of zinc coated fertilizers and sulphur coated fertilizer to standard products at varying rates of phosphorus and to compare their effect on grain yield and quality.

 To further test the response of different wheat varieties to varying rates and timings of Nitrogen applications. 

• To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for southwest Victoria.
• To evaluate the varieties with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated check.

• To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for southwest Victoria.
• To evaluate the varieties with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated control.

• To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions of southern Victoria.
• This trial differs from other comparative crop variety testing in that it evaluates the varieties with a fungicide programme: to determine the yield response of the varieties when controlling leaf diseases.

To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions of the south east of Victoria.

• To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions of southern Victoria.
• To incorporate a fungicide programme in order to identify the susceptabiliyt and yield penalty (if any) for not using fungicides in these varieties.

To determine the optimal sowing rate for winter wheat in the Hamilton area. 
 

To determine the optimal sowing rate for winter  threat to the crops potential yield, and even wheat in the Hamilton district.

To further compare existing wheat varieties and evaluate new breeding material.

To further compare existing wheat varieties and evaluate new breeding material. 

To evaluate the yield and quality of a range of wheat varieties and breeders lines.

The aim of these trials was to compare existing wheat varieties under dryland and irrigated conditions, evaluate new breeding material and continue to assess the disease responses of all germplasm.

To compare a number of varieties that are close to commercial release that may be suitable for south west Victoria against five control varieties. This trial differs from other comparative crop variety testing in that it evaluates the varieties with a fungicide programme to determine the yield of the varieties in the absence of foliar leaf diseases, principally stripe and leaf rust.

To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for south west Victoria.This trial differs from other comparative crop variety testing in that it evaluates the varieties with a fungicide
programme to determine the yield response of the varieties to controlling foliar leaf diseases, principally stripe and leaf rust, against a control of no fungicide.

To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for south west Victoria.

To compare existing wheat varieties under dryland and irrigated conditions, evaluate new breeding material and continue to assess the disease responses of all germplasm.

To evaluate a range of commercially available varieties. 

To evaluate a range of commercially available varieties. 

To evaluate a range of commercially available varieties for yield and grain quality, sown at two sowing times.

To compare existing wheat varieties and evaluate new breeding material under different disease management programs. 
 

To compare existing wheat varieties, evaluate new breeding material and to assess the disease responses of all germplasm (particularly stripe rust).

To compare existing wheat varieties, evaluate new breeding material and to assess the disease responses of
germplasm (particularly stripe rust).

• To assess a number of commercial and near commercial wheat lines for yield and grain quality.
• To assess the value of an insecticidal spray programme for controlling BYDV.

To evaluate a range of milling and feed wheats of differing maturities and disease resistance under broad acre farmer sown plots. 

To evaluate commercial varieties in a large demonstration block

To establish some potential performance of newer varieties and if any are worthy of further trialling and replicated yield trials. 

To evaluate different wheat varieties for yield and grain quality under both a nil foliar fungicide regime and a 3 spray fungicide regime.

To verify the performance of recently released cultivars in local higher rainfall conditions and to assess the varietal resistance to the WA pathotype of stripe rust that seems to have maintained virulence throughout eastern Australia.

This trial is part of a series of experiments evaluating a number of varieties that may be suitable throughout south west Victoria.

This trial is part of a series of experiments evaluating a number of varieties that may be suitable throughout south west Victoria.

This demonstration was set up to identify changes in plant growth and grain yield of wheat varieties that have been commonly grown in the area over time.

To evaluate a number of seed dressings in wheat.

To provide advice to breeders, researchers, agronomists and growers on the plant characteristics suited to the HRZ.

To verify the performance of the currently susceptible cultivar Chara, in higher rainfall conditions and to assess various application timings of fungicide to minimise the impact of the WA pathotype of stripe rust, that seems to have maintained virulence throughout eastern Australia.

To test 6 commercial wheat varieties.

To evaluate a range of milling and feed wheats of differing maturities and disease resistance under broad acre farmer sown plots.

To determine the effect of sowing rate and nitrogen fertiliser timing on crop canopy development, grain yield and grain quality.

To assess different interrow spacing widths using five different sowing treatments.

• To determine the impact of sowing date on wheat yield and grain quality across 20 different wheat varieties.
• To understand how yield and quality is affected by the amount of time spent within the 3 growth stages.

• To determine the interaction of nitrogen timing and dose with plant population in terms of yield, crop structure, predisposition to lodging and quality in the high rainfall zone.
• To determine the influence of nitrogen applied at stem elongation versus up front nitrogen on soil moisture content and dry matter production

To help understand the yield penalties we can expect if good pH levels are not maintained and how
frequently lime needs to be applied.

To examine the effect of plant growth regulators, in the form of Moddus and Chlormequat on the plant biomass, water use and plant growth in wheat.
 

To investigate the use of water storage crystals as a means of increasing plant available water (PAW) during the grain fill period.

To demonstrate the effectiveness of two types of surface applied organic amendments – compost and chicken manure. 

To provide the farmers with calcareous soils that were P retentive, with an alternative to P fertilisers which were continually becoming locked-up, as well as an economical and effective method for the application of these fertilisers