Calcarosol trials

To identify variety x sowing date combinations to achieve optimum flowering window.

To investigate the level of damage that may occur from clethodim applications and what factors might influence the degree of damage, over two seasons

To compare the performance of new barley varieties and lines against the current industry standards

To compare the performance of new durum wheat varieties and lines against the current industry standards

To compare the performance of new wheat varieties and lines against the current industry standards

To investigate the effect of early or delayed sowing on reduction of ryegrass numbers in combination with different pre-emergent herbicides

To investigate the potential of inoculation technologies to improve the nitrogen fixation and/or production of field pea

To determine appropriate nitrogen fertiliser rates for maximising crop growth and yield of wheat varieties

To assess the potential of the newly released forage (PBA Hayman) and dual purpose (PBA Coogee) field pea varieties as alternatives to vetch and grain field peas.

To determine whether new or commercially available fungicides, combined with novel or standard application methids, can provide significant control of crown rot caused by the fungal pathogens Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum. 

To investigate responses to phosphorus (P) fertiliser of common wheat and barley varieties on a P deficient soil

To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.

To determine the effect of various legume treatments on the grain yield and quality of subsequent wheat production

To compare the performance of three seeding systems and two nitrogen strategies

To conduct a multi-year trial to determine the effects of crop rotation and low, medium and high level herbicide management options to reduce clethodim resistant ryegrass without using hay

To investigate optimum time of sowing for individual wheat cultivars with different maturities

To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding
technologies.

To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies.

To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies.

To investigate if stubble/seeding direction and management (plus or minus stubble) effects lentil growth and yield

To identify the most effective alternate techniques and discover the impacts they have on weed control, yield and grain quality

To identify the most effective alternate techniques and discover the impacts they have on weed control, yield and grain quality

To investigate where wheat performs best in a crop rotaion.

To report on Yield Prophet results for 2014.

To compare the competing demands of timeliness of sowing versus sowing to maximise establishment (deep versus dry sowing, or waiting for adequate rainfall later in the season).

To investigate the level of damage that may occur from clethodim applications and what factors might influence the degree of damage, over two seasons

To compare the performance of new barley varieties and lines against the current industry standards

To evaluate different commercially available forage crop varieties for dry matter production and feed quality

To compare the performance of new durum wheat varieties and lines against the current industry standards

To compare the performance of new wheat varieties and lines against the current industry standards

To evaluate the efficacy and crop safety of alternate pre- and post-emergent herbicides and their mixtures for the control of ryegrass in break crops.

To evaluate resistance to crown rot and yield losses from crown rot in commercial cultivars of bread wheat, durum wheat and barley.

To compare Crystal Green with traditional DAP and urea applications alone and in combination. 

To understand growth patterns of yellow leaf spot (YLS) (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) on wheat and net form net blotch (NFNB) (Pyrenophora teres f teres) on barley in relation to a changing farming environment.

To investigate the dry matter (DM) productivity and nutritive value (NV) of a range of pasture species sown independently or in conjunction with Fathom barley at Hart in winter and summer.

To assess and compare the biomass accumulation and grain yields of current field pea standards, Kaspa (the predominant grain yield variety in south eastern Australia) and Morgan (a dual purpose field pea variety), as well as several current vetch variety options. 

To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies.

• To compare the tolerance of the new crop varieties to a range of group B herbicides relative to conventional non-tolerant varieties.
• To also measure the efficacy of herbicides for controlling crop volunteers with group B tolerance.

To evaluate the relative competitiveness of durum wheat compared to barley and bread wheat, against annual ryegrass grown under different management practices tailored to influence crop competition.

To comment on increasing economic returns of agronomic management using precision agriculture.

To compare the tolerance of legume and canola varieties to a range of herbicides and timings.

To compare the performance of three seeding systems and two nitrogen nutrition strategies.

To add normal and higher amounts of nutrients (N, P and S) to different stubble managements (standing, worked and removed) to see if soil humus level would be increased.

To investigate conventional phosphorus fertilisers and alternative sources of phosphorus on the grain yield and quality of wheat.

To investigate how different N management strategies affect growth, yield and WUE under different water regimes.

To measure the effect of PGRs on canola plant height and grain yield.

To measure the effect of plant growth regulants and their interaction with nitrogen on wheat grain yield and quality, in the absence of lodging.

To compare the performance of commercial hybrid seed against farmer retained (F1) seed using conventional, triazine and imidazalinone tolerant varieties.

To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2013.

To report on bacterial blight in field pea.