Corack VIC trials

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Barley agronomy: time of sowing

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.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Canola varieties

To conduct a canola variety trial.

Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Choice of forage crops for winter feed

To evaluate different commercially available forage crop varieties for their feed value and capacity to recover during winter and spring in a low rainfall Mallee-Wimmera environment.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Early winter grazing of crops intended for grain
  • To evaluate the suitability of different wheat and barley varieties for both grazing and grain production, when sown early in the cropping program in low rainfall western Victoria.
  • To evaluate how the stage at which the crop is grazed affects its recovery.
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Evaluation of soil phosphorus tests for making fertiliser decisions

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

Birchip Cropping Group
2009 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Evaluation of soil phosphorus tests for making fertiliser decisions

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

Birchip Cropping Group
2009 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Fighting the war against weeds: wild radish control in wheat (trial 1 wild radish resistant paddock survey)

To raise awareness about the increasing occurrence of herbicide resistant wild radish populations in the Wimmera and Mallee and to determine the best management practices for farmers to combat it and reduce its spread.

Birchip Cropping Group
2013 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Nitrogen management in barley

To determine the nitrogen responses of new barley varieties.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Optimising returns, reducing risk - a Yield Prophet demonstration

To demonstrate how Yield Prophet can be used to optimise production with reduced risk.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Reduce risk - mix varieties at sowing

To demonstrate a strategy to reduce the risk of frost and heat shock damage.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Seperating the wheat from the chaff: wheat varieties for 2013

To evaluate the performance of new and current wheat varieties in the Mallee and Wimmera.

Birchip Cropping Group
2012 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Short term pain for long term gain: controlling wild radish in wheat

To compare the efficacy of broadleaf selective herbicides to control radish in wheat.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2012 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Stem rust control in wheat

To evaluate the efficacy of different foliar fungicides against stem rust in wheat.

Birchip Cropping Group
2010 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Using flutriafol in combination with foliar fungicides for the control of yellow leaf spot and stem rust

To evaluate the effectiveness of up-front flutriafol and in-crop fungicides for controlling stem rust and yellow leaf spot.

Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members FAR Australia
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
WeedSeeker technology
  • To quantify the reduciton in water use for various weed species at different plant densities.
  • To identify thresholds for particular weed types and determine when weed sensing technology benefits outweight blanket spray applications.
Birchip Cropping Group
RIRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton
Wet soil in April - Is early sowing possible?
  • To demonstrate the possibility of sowing long-season wheat and barley varieties when a soil profile is full of water at the beginning of the season.
  • To discover the pitfalls of this practice.
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Corack VIC
Research organisaton