Yellow sands trials

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Bentonite clay and tillage to improve soil and yield

To determine if the inclusion of Bentonite clay improves crop yields on non-wetting sandy soils and their ability to store more carbon.

Liebe Group
2014 Miling WA
Research organisaton
Can suboil constraints be combated economically?

To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2015 West Wubin WA
Research organisaton
Hybrid TT canola variety assessment

To assess the yield and quality potential of the new Hybrid and Roundup Ready Canola varieties

Northern Agri Group
2010 Binnu WA
Research organisaton
Investigation of canola establishment methods at Yuna using farm scale machinery

To determine the canola establishment success of four different seeding bars at three different seeding depths in the Northern WA wheatbelt using farmer scale machinery.

North East Farming Futures
2016 WA
Research organisaton
Managing acidity

Examine the effect of variable rates of fertiliser on acidity in the furrow and how CalSap® interacts with soil pH over a period of time at different locations in the profile.

Liebe Group
2014 West Buntine WA
Research organisaton
Managing dry sowing for wheat yield and grain quality in wheat-canola-wheat system through variety selection and agronomy at Wongan Hills

To investigate the value of nitrogen on the profitability of new wheat varieties in early (dry sowing) and late sowings in canola/wheat system at Wongan Hills

Liebe Group
DAFWA GRDC
2013 Wongan Hills WA
Research organisaton
Mouldboard plough demonstrations - West Buntine

To determine if there are any benefits to increased productivity and carbon cycling on a yellow sandplain soil through mechanical incorporation.

Liebe Group
DAFWA
2014 West Buntine WA
Research organisaton
NAG canola trial

To assess performance of canola varieties sown into dry soil in late April at Binnu in 2013.

Northern Agri Group
2013 Binnu WA
Research organisaton
Nitrogen and potassium in noodle wheat varieties, Binnu

To investigate the effect of notrogen and potassium on yield and grain quality of noodle wheat varieties in the Northern Agricutural Region.

Northern Agri Group
2015 East Binnu WA
Research organisaton
Ryegrass control in wheat

To assess the new herbicide Sakura on Annual Ryegrass control/suppression in wheat

Northern Agri Group
2010 Binnu WA
Research organisaton
Slow release nitrogen trial

To assess the use of banded slow release nitrogen in comparison to banded urea and best practice farmer practice.

West Midlands Group
2013 Regans Ford WA
Research organisaton
Splitting of nitrogen in medium-high rainfall canola

To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application.  Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
GRDC
2013 Cunderdin WANTFA Site WA
Research organisaton
Tactical nitrogen using NDVI, N-gauges and in-season N calculator

Demonstrate and evaluate nitrogen rich strips (NGauges) and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NVDI) measurement as a decision support tools to guide economic application of nitrogen duringthe growing season.

Northern Agri Group
2015 East Binnu WA
Research organisaton
Timing of nitrogen in low rainfall canola

To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application.  Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
GRDC
2014 Ogilvie WA
Research organisaton
Wheat canopy architecture to enhance resource use efficiency and yield in the high rainfall area

To test whether we can increase radiation use efficiency and yield in wheat by changing architecture (floppy vs. erect leaves).

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Moora WA
Research organisaton