Clay loam trials

Compare varying rates of N on wheat after applying BEST TM21 against a control area of no post nitrogen application.

To conduct a canola (Roundup Ready) variety trial.

To identify herbicide sensitivities of new or potential new chickpea varieties with the view to reduce their yield losses due to herbicide damage.

To identify herbicide sensitivities of new lentil varieties with the view to reduce their yield losses due to herbicide damage.

To evaluate if retaining OP canola seed leads to reduced yield or oil.

To compare two chickpea varieties for their competitiveness against broadleaf weeds and evaluate efficacy of new and old herbicides and herbicide mixtures for broadleaf weed control in chickpea.

To condcut a canola (Triazine) variety trial.

To compare alternative agronomic practices that may improve establishment of new and current barley varieties in wider row spacings.

To evaluate how new and existing wheat and barley varieties respond to grazing and post-grazing nitrogen (N) application rates.

To measure effect of gibberellic acid application and grazing timings on the biomass production and feed quality of oats.

To evaluate the early biomass production, hay and grain yield of oat varieties, as well as their response to a herbicide strategy, in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.

To investigate the effect of variety and sowing rate on grain yield in spring-sown chickpeas

To investigate the effect of variety and sowing rate on grain yield in spring-sown faba beans

To assess the impact of waterlogging damage on faba bean growth and grain yield.

To explore the economic response to fungicide inputs in faba beans with contrasting genetic resistance and differing canopy sizes.

To investigate the effect of sowing date on current commercial varieties of faba beans, and to identify alternative phenological traits to improve yield and seasonal risk management.

To investigate the relative contributions of biomass and phenology to faba bean grain yield

To investigate the effect of light penetration and canopy structure on pod-set and grain yield.

To evaluate the genetic resistance to common fungal diseases of faba bean varieties and its interaction with fungicide strategies for disease control and grain yield.

To assess the impact of time of sowing (TOS) on a range of wheat variety maturity classes (winter wheat, slow and mid spring maturing varieties) and to measure the impact of plant density and the presence of weeds (simulated with tame oats) on these varieties.

To determine the varietal tolerance of new and current barley varieties to foliar diseases (leaf rust, scald and SFNB).

To validate the effect of grazing intensity and growth stage on forage value and yield response of different wheat varieties, with sowing times suited to cultivar.

To compare the performance of a range of pulse varieties and sowing dates in two contrasting soil types in North Central Victoria.

To compare the effect of rhizobia strains and application rate on the nodulation, biomass, grain yield and grain quality of faba beans grown in suboptimal (acidic and high salinity) soil conditions.

To evaluate the effects of time of sowing and varieties on disease management, biomass production and grain yield in vetch.

To test pre-harvest treatments in order to accelerate the ripening and harvest of barley in a double cropping sitution.

To determine the place and profitability of winter crops in a double cropping rotation.

1. To evaluate the performance of commercial seeders in establishing canola and lentils by conducting a survey of paddocks.
2. To determine the effect of sowing density, row spacing and seeder type on plant establishment in canola and lentils and subsequent grain yield.

To evaluate the optimum rate and time of sowing for PBA Samira faba beans for increased yield and profitability.

To evaluate the adaptability of flowering time and yield of various faba bean varieties.

To evaluate the early biomass production, hay and grain yield of oat varieties, as well as their response to a herbicide strategy, in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.

The objective of this experiment, conducted at two sites in 2011 was to assess the response of wheat to zinc and/or copper in a standard cropping system.

The project established, assessed and demonstrated a research programme that has resulted in the demonstration of best management IDM practices for the control of Septoria tritici blotch (STB) in the southern region HRZ.

To evaluate the responses of seven barley cultivars to three times of sowing (TOS): early, mid and late and assess their suitability to the Wimmera Mallee.

The aim of this trial was to compare the performance of very early sown wheat varieties, their early grazing potential and ability to recover from grazing.

To compare soil moisture, soil nitrogen and profitability of five different vetch end-use treatments from 2012, sown to wheat in 2013.

To evaluate commercially available forage cereal varieties, comparing their feed value and suitability for grazing or grain production in low rainfall Mallee and Wimmera environments.

To measure: nitrous oxide fluxes in a wheat crop when different rates of nitrogenous urea fertiliser were applied. The effect on wheat yield and quality of applying fertiliser at zero, medium and high urea rates.

This trial was established to investigate current fungicide seed treatment options in cereals and compare these with EverGol Prime for Rhizoctonia control.

To identify nutrient and stubble management practices which result in increased soil organic matter.

To compare the effects of (i) five different vetch termination timings, and (ii) five different end-uses of vetch on stored soil water and mineral N, and the yield of a subsequent wheat crop.

The project objectives were to: determine what effect stubble load and type had on YLS infection. Determine whether changing cultural practices would aid in reducing YLS incidence. Investigate the effect of fungicide application timing and nutrition on YLS severity.

To compare fallow and termination timing treatments of legumes on biomass and grain production (2014), and their impact on sowing-time, soil nitrogen and water, and subsequent yield and quality of cereal sown the following season (2015).

To evaluate the level of herbicide tolerance in a faba bean mutant derived line with Group B herbicide tolerance traits in response to simulated residues and post-emergent applications of Group B herbicides.

To evaluate Group B herbicide tolerance in lentil XT varieties in response to simulated residues and postemergent herbicide applications.

To evaluate the effects of break crop species on the yield of subsequent wheat crop.

To increase productivity of pulses in the LRZ through increasing podding height, plant height and harvestability. This work builds on previous successful trials in the SA Mallee

1. To determine safe margins for applying post sowing pre-emergent herbicides on herbicide tolerant lentil variety, PBA Hallmark XT grown on different soil types.
2. To assess the herbicide damage recovery effects of zinc.

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