Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
Year | Trial site |
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A new test to accurately predict phosphorus fertiliser requirementsTo determine if DGT could predict P fertiliser requirements for the field and to compare results from the DGT soil P test with other common soil P testing techniques (Colwell P and resin). |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2007 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Advanced barley variety evaluationTo conduct an advanced barley variety evaluation. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1999 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Advanced wheat variety evaluationTo conduct an advanced wheat variety evaluation. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1999 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Barley breeding progressTo evaluate the yield potential of Victorian stage 4 trial barley varieties. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2000 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Barley in pasture cropping system penalised by large 2011 summer pasture productionTo evaluate the potential of combining summer-growing perennial grasses with a cereal in a pasture cropping system in the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
CRC GRDC |
2011 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Barley varietiesTo generate independent information for growers about newly released barley crop varieties. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2007 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Barley variety trialsTo conduct a barley variety trial. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Barley variety trials - potential new varietiesTo investigate and identify potential new malting varieties for Victorian growers. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2003 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops for the MalleeTo identify low-risk, profitable break crops for the mallee regions and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops for the MalleeTo identify low risk, profitable break crops and end-uses for the Mallee region and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2011 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops for the MalleeTo identify low risk, profitable break crops for the Mallee region, and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2009 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops pay in the MalleeTo identify low risk, profitable break crops and end-uses for the Mallee region, and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2012 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops pay in the MalleeTo identify low risk, profitable break crops and end-uses for the Mallee region, and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2012 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Brome grass management in direct-drilled crops in the MalleeTo investigate herbicide control options for brome grass control in direct drilled wheat in the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2004 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Chickpea varietiesTo identify Desi and Kabuli chickpea breeding lines with improved adaptation and yield in the Wimmera and Mallee region. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Conserving moisture during summerTo quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2009 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Conserving moisture during summerTo quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect available soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Conserving moisture during summerTo quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect available soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2011 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Conserving moisture during summerTo quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2008 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Demonstration of seeders for direct-drilled crops in the MalleeTo compare three direct drill seeders for wheat crop establishment; crop yield; and incorporation efficiency of group D herbicides. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2004 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Demonstration of yellow leaf spot management in direct-drilled crops in the MalleeTo investigate some practical options for direct drilling wheat into wheat stubbles in the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2004 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Emerging forage legume varietiesTo evaluate emerging and newly released medic, vetch and forage peas varieties for their ability to produce dry matter and nutritive value for stock in the Mallee and Wimmera environments. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2013 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Feed for the summer: summer-growing perennial grasses for Mallee mixed farmsTo test the persistence and performance of summer-active perennial grasses in a Mallee environment and the potential for pasture cropping. |
Birchip Cropping Group
CRC GRDC |
2012 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Fence-line weeds and glyphosate resistanceTo identify weed species that pose the greatest threats to agricultural produciton if incursion an dispersal is allowed to occur from roadsides and fence-lines into farmed land. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Filling the feed gaps: pasture varieties in 2013To assess and evaluated a range of different pasture varieties at three different sites. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2013 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Fluid phosphorus in the Mallee Landcare delivery sites
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Birchip Cropping Group
NLP |
2008 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Hopetoun 2006: surprising yield responses to zinc enriched fertiliserTo investigate the yield response of wheat to zinc enriched fertiliser, MAP and no fertiliser control. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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In-crop nitrogen timing and product choice for wheatTo investigate in-crop nitrogen timing and product choice for wheat. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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In-crop risk managementTo answer the question 'Can we manage inputs in-crop that will yield well in a good season whilst also maintaining yields and keeping costs down in poorer seasons?'. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Lentil varietiesTo provide information about lentil varieties grown in 2010. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Liquid phosphorus and micronutrients in the MalleeTo determine whether the fluid product technical grade mono-ammonium phosphate (TGMAP) is more efficient than the granular formulation MAP. The trial also investigates the addition of micronutrients Zinc and Copper. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Livestock and no-till: do they mix?To investigate the effects of grazing livestock in no-till paddocks on soil structure, soil compaction and soil moisture, weed seed burial and carbon/nitrogen cycling in no-till farming systems. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2012 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Mallee wheat results updateTo provide an update for Mallee wheat results update from 2008. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2008 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Management practices for crown rotTo demonstrate the symptoms of crown rot and how different varieties tolerate the disease pressure. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Micronutrient trialTo determine if there was an economical benefit in top-dressing nitrogen on a steep sandy rise, with a good zinc history at Hopetoun. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Native pasture croppingTo develop a regionally viable farming system which incroporates the establishment of native perennial pastures, cropping into native pasture adn rotational grazing of the pasture and stubble. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Native pasture croppingTo test the performance of barley sown into established native pasture into two different soil types in the Wimmera and Mallee regions. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2011 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Oaten hay trials
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Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Perennial pasturesPerennial pastures are being investigated for their potential fit in the Wimmera Mallee region. |
Birchip Cropping Group
NLP |
2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Performance of DGT and Colwell P in predicting phosphorus responses in the Wimmera MalleeTo compare two soil phosphorus (P) tests (Diffusive Gradient Thin Films (DGT) and Colwell P) for their prediction of crop responses to applied-P in farmer paddocks. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2008 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Residual phosphorus following a droughtTo determine the residual value of the P fertilisers following a drought. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Seperating the wheat from the chaff: wheat varieties for 2013To evaluate the performance of new and current wheat varieties in the Mallee and Wimmera. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2012 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Setting up your season: conserving summer moistureTo quantify the effect of paddock stubble management and weed burden during the summer fallow on crop available soil water, nutrients and yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2012 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Simulating the potential of subtropical grasses to fill feed gaps in a Mallee environmentFor a sub-tropical grass established in the Mallee environment, to assess the pattern and reliability of growth and its potential as a fodder source using simulation models. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2008 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Soil erosion assessment and managementTo assess the impact of the 2006 drought on soil resources of the Mallee region, and to identify preventative means for soil stabilization. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Stubble management and limitations for frost prone landscapesTo investigate the influence of stubble management and rate on the duration, severity and frost damage in frost prone parts of the landscape in the Mallee and Wimmera regions. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2016 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Sub-tropical pastures in the Wimmera MalleeTo evaluate if sub-tropical pastures can be successfully established and productively grown in the Wimmera Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2006 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Sustainable land managementTo look at best management practices for erosion and salinity control and compare crop and pasture growth, water use and subsequent recharge. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2005 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Sustainable land managementIn 2006 seven Demonstration Sites funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality and the National Landcare Program continued to be used to demonstrate and measure the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2005 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Sustainable land managementTo measure and report the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2005 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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