Watchupga East VIC trials

To present the results of cropping trial work in 1994 - spray trials in wheat.

To investigate the effectiveness of a number of herbicide treatments for the control of summer weeds such as heliotrope, padi melons and medic.

To determine the most cost effective herbicide in wheat (Meering) to control the most common weeds found in the Southern Mallee/northern Wimmera

To demonstrate the effect of inoculating chickpeas.

To determine

• what is the optimum soiwng date for chickpeas, and
• what is the best sowing depth, especially in relation to the use of pre-emergent herbicides.

To determine whether the ASW wheat varieties Barunga, Beulah, Ouyen and Meering differ in thier tolerance to herbicides.

To determine the effectiveness of a number of grass selective herbicdes to control grasses in medic pastures

To determine the most effective techniques for controlling grass weeds in wheat (variety Meering).

• To observe the control of legumes and oilseeds of treatments normally used in cerealy crops applied pre-sowing and early post emergent.
• To observe the crop effect of a range of products over a range of crops applied post sowing pre-emergent and applied early post emergent.

To trial a number of herbicide treatments applied to field peas, chickpeas, lentils and lupins to determine effective weed control and their effects on the crops.

To demonstrate the effect of applying K-Komplex liquid fertiliser to a wheat crop.

To assess a long-term phosphorus/nitrogen interaction trial.

To conduct a lucerne establishment trial.

To test whether the organic fertiliser, Natrakelp, increases crop growth or yield.

To compare commercially available fertiliser on the performance of Schooner barley.

To report results of a long-term sodicity trial for 1995.

To examine the role of vesticular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM), often referred to as 'friendly fungi' in the phosphours nutrition of winter crops in Victoria.

To investigate the control of brome and barley grass in Meering wheat and Balleon barley.

To determine the most cost effective herbicide in wheat (Meering) to control the most common weeds found in the southern Mallee/northern Wimmera.

To determine the best technique for controlling brome grass in wheat and barley.

To compare windrowing an direct harvesting of canola.

To demonstrate three different techniques of sowing canola to determine seed placement and the effect on yield.

To determine the optimum sowing time over a number of seasons for karoo and Narendra canola.

To identify the highest yielding canola variety in the southern Mallee.

To determine whether herbicide tolerances differ between the four commonly grown chickpea varieties.

To determine whether seed dressings are useful in suppressing disease and increasing yield in desi and kabuli type chickpeas.

To determine safe and effective techniques for uisng Simazine and Trifluralin in Desavic chickpeas.

To (over a number of years and different seasons) determine the optimum sowing time for chickpeas (Desavic).

To compare yield and agronomic attributes of current and future variety releases of chickpeas.

To compare a number of different varieties  which could be used for making hay.

To demonstrate the yield and dry matter responses of field peas, lentils and chickpeas to the application of phosphorus and zine in the southern Mallee.

• To compare a number of herbicides and herbicide mixes to control broadleaf weeds in a variety of legume and canola crops.
• To compare a number of herbicides and herbicide mixes to control broadleaf weeds in a variety of legume and canola crops before sowing another crop.

To demonstrate the effects on plant density, nodulation and yield from inoculating legume seed using the correct method, applying inoculum dry and sowing 7 days after inoculating seed.

To determine the effect of lentil yield of the four most commony used seed treatments.

To determine whether there are differences in herbicide tolerances between the four most commonly grown lentil varieties: Digger, Cobber, Northfield and Matilda.

To determine safe and effective techniques for using Trifluralin and Lexone in Digger lentils.

To (over a number of years and different seasons) determine the optimum sowing time of lentils (Digger).

To investigate (as part of a larger trial) where the nitrogen requirements of wheat.

To determine whether differences exist in the uptake of nitrogen between three commonly grown wheat varieties.

To determine if inoculation with Penicillium bilaii will increase the availability of phosphate to wheat under Victorian Mallee soil and climatic conditions.

To improve the soil structure of sodic soils using gypsum and tillage techniques.

To establish the compatibility of a broad range of commonly used agricultural chemicals in association with rhizobial inoculants an dgrain legume seed.

To examine the scope for using soil tests to more effectively allocate phosphorus fertiliser expenditures between paddocks and through time.

To compare new and old varieties of crops in a demonstration trial.

To demonstrate the benefits of applying phosphorus and nitrogen to wheat in cereal-leume rotations on sodic soils in the southern Mallee.

To compare a number of differenc zinc products applied to an Ouyen wheat crop.

To investigate the effect of a number of biological seed dressings, organic and inorganic fertilisers on canola yield.

To investigate the effect of a number of bioilogical seed dressings, organic and inorganic fertilisers on wheat yield.

To determine the most effecient herbicide options for controlling barley grass and brome grass in wheat and barley.

To determine whether late sown cereal crops reqire higher rate of P.