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Adult plant resistance and strategic fungicide use for integrated management of cereal rust• To define the expression of Adult Plant Resistance (APR) in a range of wheat cultivars in relation to environmental conditions and growth stage. |
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC |
2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Barley - should I grow malt or feed?A series of trials were set up in 2013 at our Inverleigh and Westmere sites to evaluate a range of commercially available varieties of barley that are either grown for malt, grown for feed or varieties that have the potential to be grown for yield but could still be accepted as malt at receivals. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Barley agronomy: time of sowing and plant growth regulatorsTo understand the potential impact of these factors and whether this tendency can be controlled with the use of plant growth regulators (PGRs). |
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC |
2016 | Westmere VIC |
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Canola nutrition and disease managementTo investigate the effect of nutrition and disease management on canola yield and quality at Westmere in 2014. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2014 | Westmere VIC |
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Chasing high yields with high rates of nitrogen - what happened in 2014?To investigate variety specific responses to applied N. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2014 | Westmere VIC |
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Chickpea and lentil trialsTo investigate the potential of new chickpea and lentil varieties in the high rainfall zone of Victoria. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Choosing a barley variety for the malt market |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Choosing a canola variety - What should I be considering for 2013? |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Do high inputs always lead to high returns?A high input trial was created in 2012, with the aim of demonstrating that a crop will continue to respond to nitrogen if the season is suitable, leading to higher yields. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Does nitrogen application timing in canola matter?To re-examine the effect of N rate and application timing on canola yield, seed oil and protein content, and apparent N fertiliser efficiencies. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Evaluation of late nitrogen applications to achieve yield potential and increased protein content in wheatTo determine what impact delaying the timing of N applications after growth stage 32 will have on wheat yield and protein, and whether there is an advantage of using solid or liquid fertiliser. |
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC |
2014 | Westmere VIC |
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Faba bean and field pea varieties and management - 2012 results WestmereTo investigate the adaptability of a range of field pea varieties to varying sowing dates, crop topping and disease control. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Faba bean and field pea varieties and management - 2012 results WestmereTo investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Faba bean varieties and disease managementTo investigate a range of management options across the latest varieties and potential new releases in faba bean at Westmere, and investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Faba bean variety performance at WestmereTo test the differences between faba bean varieties. |
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC |
2016 | Westmere VIC |
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Field pea varieties and disease managementTo investigate a range of management options across the latest varieties and potential new releases in field pea. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Getting the best from Clethodim in canola - nozzle type and timing of applicationTo compare two nozzles, a 90 degree vs a 45 degree spary angle nozzle, in their efficacy in controlling ARG in canola. The 90 degree angled nozzle was tested at two droplet sizes, (i) medium and (ii) very coarse. |
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC |
2015 | Westmere VIC |
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Hi-Biomass S Series and spring canola herbicide technology hybrid versus OP performance evaluationsTo compare new hybrid and open pollinated (OP) varieties in the mid to late maturity groups suited to the 2.0 to 4.0 t/ha environments and evaluate them statistically, head to head, across all five herbicide technologies. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2014 | Westmere VIC |
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Hyola FCT 2012 fungicide best practice trial resultsTo report on Hyola® FCT 2012 fungicide best practice trial results |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Hyola FCT 2012 performance trial results |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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Hyola FCT 2012 performance trial results (Roundup Ready)To report on Hyola® FCT 2012 performance trial results. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2011 | Westmere VIC |
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Late nitrogen in wheat: better late than never? How late is too late?To test how late we can apply nitrogen to wheat to achieve the highest protein and yield in a milling variety. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Legume varieties in the Victorian HRZTo evaluate the performance of new and existing field pea and lupin varieties in the HRZ at our Hamilton and Westmere sites. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2014 | Westmere VIC |
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Managing early sown wheat cropsTo look at the significance of the cultivar difference with regard to management strategy. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2015 | Westmere VIC |
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National Variety Trial resultsTo test differences between conventional varieties of canola. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2016 | Westmere VIC |
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Southern barley agronomy - how much nitrogen is too much, and when should I apply it?To investigate the effects of delaying nitrogen application until GS31 on grain yield and quality by using differing nitrogen application rates across a range of popular malt and feed barleys. |
Southern Farming Systems
GRDC |
2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Sow on time or early - getting the best out of our wheat varieties in 2014 |
Southern Farming Systems
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2014 | Westmere VIC |
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Trialling foliar control of blackleg in canola with ProsaroTo assess different management strategies for blackleg, while assessing Prosaro as the only foliar in crop option in canola for blackleg management. |
Southern Farming Systems
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2013 | Westmere VIC |
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Wheat varieties - the best bets in 2012 and what are the options in 2013 |
Southern Farming Systems
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2012 | Westmere VIC |
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