Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia trials

To investigate barley management options to close the yield gap and reduce pre-harvest losses

This investment will deliver a series of field trials and extension activities to reduce the yield gap between attainable yield and water limited yield potential in barley in the low – medium rainfall zones alongside virtual trial treatments derived by crop models to determine new attainable yield benchmarks for barley growers.

To investigate barley management options to close the yield gap and reduce pre-harvest losses

This investment will deliver a series of field trials and extension activities to reduce the yield gap between attainable yield and water limited yield potential in barley in the low – medium rainfall zones alongside virtual trial treatments derived by crop models to determine new attainable yield benchmarks for barley growers.

What can we learn from Barley Waterlogging damage?

To examine the nitrogen use efficiency of canola grown under overhead irrigation when increasing rates of nitrogen fertiliser applied (Prilled Urea 46%N)

To examine the nitrogen use efficiency of canola grown under overhead irrigation

To assess whether the optimum timing for applied N interacts with N rate

To assess whether the optimum timing for applied N interacts with N rate in canola

To compare identical plant population x cultivar trials under overhead and surface irrigation

To assess the relative importance of fungicide input for Genesis 090 and PBA Monarch under overhead irrigation.

Disease Management Strategies for Chickpeas Grown Under Overhead Irrigation

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

To compare identical chickpeas plant population x cultivar trials under surface irrigation

To compare identical Chickpea plant population x cultivar trials under overhead irrigation

To assess the relative importance of fungicide input for Genesis 090 and PBA Monarch under overhead irrigation.

To compare identical plant population x cultivar trials at two times of sowing under surface irrigation

NGN Comparing barley yield gap and pre-harvest losses under water limiting and non-water limiting conditions.

This investment will deliver a series of field trials and extension activities to reduce the yield gap between attainable yield and water limited yield potential in barley in the low – medium rainfall zones alongside virtual trial treatments derived by crop models to determine new attainable yield benchmarks for barley growers.

NGN Comparing barley yield gap and pre-harvest losses under water limiting and non-water limiting conditions.

This investment will deliver a series of field trials and extension activities to reduce the yield gap between attainable yield and water limited yield potential in barley in the low – medium rainfall zones alongside virtual trial treatments derived by crop models to determine new attainable yield benchmarks for barley growers.

Determine the effect of fungicide management strategies on disease control (especially crown canker blackleg, upper canopy blackleg and sclerotinia stem rot) and grain yield in HyTTec Trifecta (Resistant, Blackleg Group ABD) and 45Y28 RR (Moderately Resistant, Blackleg Group BC).

To determine optimum foliar fungicide management for hyper-yielding spring canola. Determine the effect of fungicide management strategies on disease control (upper canopy blackleg and sclerotinia), grain yield and profitability.

Determine the effect of fungicide management strategies on disease control (primarily blackleg and sclerotinia), grain yield and profitability in 45Y28 RR (moderately resistant, blackleg group BC) and HyTTec Trifecta (Resistant, blackleg group ABD).

To determine optimum fungicide management for hyper yielding winter canola.

To determine optimum fungicide management for hyper-yielding winter canola.

To determine optimum foliar fungicide management for hyper-yielding canola.

Individual objectives specific to the trial are:
1. Determine the value of contrasting major gene blackleg resistance groups in HYC environments:
a. BC (45Y28 RR and 45Y93 CL) – largely ineffective major gene resistance (good minor gene resistance).
b. ABD (HyTTec Trifecta) – currently effective major gene resistance.

2. Determine the effect of fungicide management strategies on disease control (upper canopy blackleg and sclerotinia), grain yield and profitability.

To determine optimum foliar fungicide management for hyper-yielding canola.

Individual objectives specific to the trial are:

Determine the value of contrasting major gene blackleg resistance groups in HYC
environments:
a. BC (45Y28 RR and 45Y93 CL) – largely ineffective major gene resistance (good minor
gene resistance).
b. ABD (HyTTec Trifecta) – currently effective major gene resistance.

Determine the effect of fungicide management strategies on disease control (upper canopy
blackleg and sclerotinia), grain yield and profitability.

To determine optimum foliar fungicide management for hyper-yielding canola.

Individual objectives specific to the trial are:

Determine the value of contrasting major gene blackleg resistance groups in HYC environments:
a. BC (45Y93 CL) – largely ineffective major gene resistance (good minor gene resistance).
b. ABD (HyTTec Trifecta) – currently effective major gene resistance.

Determine the effect of fungicide management strategies on disease control (upper canopy
blackleg and sclerotinia), grain yield and profitability.

To assess the impact of fungicide management strategies with and without upfront fungicide options based on seed treatments and in-furrow fungicide application

To assess the impact of fungicide management strategies with and without “upfront at seeding” fungicide options

To assess the relative importance of fungicide input for DBA Aurora and DBA Vittaroi under overhead irrigation

To assess the relative importance of fungicide input for disease management in DBA Aurora and DBA Vittaroi under overhead irrigation

To evaluate the influence of top work cultivation (speed till) on chickpea stubbles vs. direct drilling prior to a durum wheat (effect on yield and profitability).

To evaluate the influence of top work cultivation in faba bean stubble (using a speed till cultivator) on following crop durum yield and profitability.

To assess the impact of grazing and plant growth regulation on durum wheat sown in mid and late May.

To assess the impact of grazing and plant growth regulation on durum wheat sown in late May.

To assess the impact of nitrogen (N) rate on durum wheat on Surface irrigation.

To assess the impact of nitrogen (N) rate on wheat under Overhead irrigation.

To assess the impact of nitrogen (N) rate on durum wheat on Surface irrigation.

To assess the impact of nitrogen (N) timing on durum wheat on surface irrigation

To assess the impact of nitrogen (N) timing on wheat on overhead irrigation

To assess the impact of nitrogen (N) timing with three levels of N on durum wheat grown on surface irrigation.

Assess the performance of durum grown at different plant populations under overhead irrigation

Assess the performance of durum grown at different plant populations under overhead irrigation

Assess the performance of durum grown at different plant populations under surface irrigation

To assess the principal causes of erect heads in April sown wheat crops

Individual objectives specific to the trial were:
- To determine the value of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerance in HRZ wheat crops using a tolerant (cv Manning) and a non-tolerant (cv Revenue) cultivar.
- To assess the connection between erect heads and stem base disease complex e.g. crown rot, eyespot, sharp eyespot in the presence of different stem base fungicide applications.

To assess the principal causes of erect heads in April sown wheat crops

Individual objectives specific to the trial are:
- To determine the value of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerance in HRZ wheat crops using a tolerant (cv Manning) and a non-tolerant (cv RGT Relay) cultivar.
- To assess the connection between erect heads and stem base disease complex e.g. crown rot, eyespot, sharp eyespot in the presence of different stem base fungicide applications.

To assess the principal causes of erect heads in April sown wheat crops

Individual objectives specific to the trial were:
- To determine the value of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerance in HRZ wheat crops using a tolerant (cv Manning) and a non-tolerant (cv Anapurna) cultivar.
- To assess the connection between erect heads and stem base disease complex e.g. crown rot, eyespot, sharp eyespot in the presence of different stem base fungicide applications.

To assess the principal causes of erect heads at harvest in April sown wheat crops

Individual objectives specific to the trial were:
- To determine the value of BYDV tolerance in HRZ wheat crops using tolerant and non-tolerant cultivars.
- To assess the connection between erect heads and stem base disease complex e.g. crown rot, eyespot, sharp eyespot in the presence of different stem base fungicide applications.

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

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

Disease Management Strategies for spring sown Faba Beans Grown Under Overhead Irrigation