Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
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Lime incorporation into acidic sandplain soils in the West Midlands and beyondTo improve understanding of the range of tillage implements and techniques available to incorporate lime into acidic soils, their respective costs and benefits. |
West Midlands Group
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2007 | Badgingarra WA |
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A comparison of potassium rates and timings in canolaThis was the first year of an intended long term trial investigating the effect of K nutrition on sandplain. Potassium was applied at rates between zero and 100 kg/ha IBS and banded in the forms of MOP and compound NPK product (Vigour). |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | West Moora WA |
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An evaluation of resin coated urea as a nitrogen source in leaching conditionsTo evaluate the rate of breakdown and nutrient release of a resin coated urea relative to traditional Nitrogen Sources (Urea and Maxam). |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Angustifolius lupin variety testing BadgingarraTo test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Angustifolius lupin variety testing CarnamahTo test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Carnamah WA |
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Assessing rotary spading, mouldboard ploughing and claying for amelioration of pale deep sandTo assess the impact of various levels of soil disturbance (cultivation methods) on water repellence and productivity and the interaction of these cultivation methods with soil amendments, lime and clay. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Barley for grazing and grainTo determine the effect grazing barley has on grain yield. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | North Badgingarra WA |
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BEST TM21 demonstration and its effect on nitrogen utilisationCompare varying rates of N on wheat after applying BEST TM21 against a control area of no post nitrogen application. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Wannamal WA |
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Canola variety trialTo assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Clay application rates and degree of clay incorporationTo demonstrate what clay rate is required for claying to be successful and to look at how this is affected by the degree of clay incorporation. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Companion annual legumes for perennial grass pastures - proof of concept: broadcasting soft-seeded annual legumesTo identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Companion annual legumes for perennial grass pastures - simulated annual legume seed bankTo identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment |
West Midlands Group
FarmLink |
2009 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Comparison of seeding machines for sowing sub-tropical grassesTo determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses is affected by seeding machine configuration |
West Midlands Group
AWI MLA |
2009 | Gillingarra WA |
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Engaging the soil at seeding with a single disc openerTo demonstrate the effect of seeder type and operation on the efficacy and safety of pre-emergent herbicides in barley. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Beacon WA |
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Enrich; multi-purpose healthy grazing systems using perennial shrubs. Small plot field evaluation site
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West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2009 | Miling WA |
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Evaluating the viability of pasture cropping in the West Midlands regionTo evaluate the performance of crops (barley in 2009) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2009 | Dandaragan WA |
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Impact of soil inversion and lime incorporation of yield of wheat growing on a deep yellow sand with acid subsoil |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Moora WA |
Research organisaton
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Influence of sowing time on wheat variety at Coorow in 2009To support growers with agronomic decisions such as sowing time and variety selection to enhance industry profitability through improved wheat yields and grain quality |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2009 | Coorow WA |
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Knockdown herbicide treatments for sub-tropical grass establishmentTo determine whether a single knockdown herbicide can be used for successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses to reduce the wind erosion risk from double knockdown applications. |
West Midlands Group
AWI MLA |
2009 | Gillingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Legume species comparisonThis was a small trial in which alternative break crops were sown into a deep sand. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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Pasture topdressing pays off in following cropThis trial was established 2006 to :
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West Midlands Group
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2009 | Dandaragan WA |
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Polycrylamides and soil wetting agents used in canola at BadgingarraThis report records the use of polyacrylamides (PAMs) and soil wetting agents in Badgingarra. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Badgingarra WA |
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The effect of single disc seeding operation on herbicide crop tolerance in wheatTo ascertain the crop safety of pre-emergent (IBS) herbicides when used with differing seeding systems and sowing speeds. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Cunderdin WA |
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Use furrows for sowing sub-tropical grassesTo determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses requires sowing into furrows. |
West Midlands Group
AWI MLA |
2009 | Gillingarra WA |
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Watch your speed when sowing sub-tropical grassesTo determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses is affected by sowing speed |
West Midlands Group
AWI MLA |
2009 | Gillingarra WA |
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Assessing 'Yield Prophet' as a tool to assist growers in determining crop nitrogen requirments in the West MidlandsThis trial seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Assessing clay rates and incorporation methods for amelioration of water repellent sandplain soilTo assess the interaction between clay rate and incorporation methods to overcome soil water repellence and improve crop establishment and productivity. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Bolgart WA |
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Canola responds to amelioration of water repellant and acidic yellow sand using soil inversion and limeTo demonstrate how soil inversion using a mouldbaord plough could be used to incorporate lime into acidic subsoil, overcome soil water repellance and control weeds and to measure its in=mpact and growth. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Moora WA |
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Canola systems trialTo demonstrate the relative performances of the three canola options available to Western Australian growers |
West Midlands Group
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2010 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Canola variety trialTo assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Comparing offset discs and rotary spading for incorporation of clay on non-wetting soilsTo determine whether crop establishment and grain yield gains from claying can be further improved by matching the clay rich subsoil application rate with the incorporation method. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Demonstate the effects of water rate on velocity and Jaguar for the control of wild radish (10WE16)
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West Midlands Group
Bayer |
2010 | Buntine WA |
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Grazing canola demonstration - NairnsTo assess whether the effects of grazing canola with sheep during the growing season: factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | East Binnu WA |
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Grazing cereals demonstration, GillamsThis Demonstration forms part of the Grain & Graze II project looking at the relative merits of grazing canola and cereal crops. This demonstration looks to assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are Yield & quality, dry matter production and grazing value. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Mingenew WA |
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Impact of anthracnose on narrow leafed lupin varieities and advanced breedling linesTo assess comparative effect of anthracnose on yield and seed infection in a range of varieties and advanced lupin breeding lines. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Manganese in lupinsTo demonstrate responses to manganese (Mn) in lupins. |
West Midlands Group
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2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Matching P and N rates to yield potential on sandsThese trials were conducted to examine the likelihood of economic returns to VRT on sandplain soils. |
West Midlands Group
Summit |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Mouldboard plough decimates ryegrass and wild radish seed banksThis paper aims to summarise the grain yield response and weed control achieved by a one-off soil inversion. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Program control of Brome grass in HT (Clearfield) Scope barleyTo demonstrate Scope barley and the performance of Clearfield herbicides on brome grass in a non-wetting scenario, and to investigate the benefit of soil wetter and pre-emergence herbicides in improving this performance. |
West Midlands Group
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2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Rotary spading and mouldboard ploughing water repellant sandplain soil fulfils promiseTo assess the impact of full inversion mouldboard ploughing and partial inversion rotary spading on soil repellance, crop growth and grain yield using large scale on-farm trials. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Binnu WA |
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SAKURA 850WG, compared to commercial standards for the pre-emergent control of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) in wheat on sandy soil
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West Midlands Group
Bayer |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Soil amelioration pasture trial in the West Midlands regionTo examine the pasture productivity and economic response to the application and incorporation of low rates of clay to pale deep sandplain over three years. |
West Midlands Group
NACC |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Soil amelioration pasture trial in the West Midlands regionTo examine the pasture productivity and economic response to the application and incorporation of low rates of clay to pale deep sandplain over three years. |
West Midlands Group
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2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Summer sowing serradella pod into perennial grass pastures
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West Midlands Group
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2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Summer sowing serradella pod into perennial grass pasturesTo evaluate the effectiveness of establishing annual legumes into established perennial grass-based pastures by 'summer' sowing of hard-seeded serradella pod. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Super, potash and lime on pasture in DandaraganTo determine responses to Super Phos, Potash and Lime in a pasture wheat rotation over 5 years. |
West Midlands Group
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2010 | Dandaragan WA |
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Wheat variety trial - yield and quality response to sowing timeTo support growers with agronomic decisions such as sowing time and variety selection to enhance industry profitability through improved wheat yields and grain quality. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2010 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Wild radish control in Roundup Ready canolaTo investigate and demonstrate means to ensure effective control of wild radish in Roundup Ready canola grown on non-wetting sand. |
West Midlands Group
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2010 | Badgingarra WA |
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Agronomy to improve profit from wheat production - influence of time of sowing and seeding rateTo compare the effect of delayed seeding and seeding rates on the yield and quality performance of wheat varieties. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2011 | Badgingarra WA |
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Assessing growth and yield of grain cover crops in established perennial pasture speciesTo assess the growth and yield of barley and wheat growing in a range of different established perennial pasture species. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC NACC |
2011 | Badgingarra WA |
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