Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA trials

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Trial	Contributor Funding sources	Year	Trial site

Assessment of alternative fungicides for improved blackspot control in field peas To test the efficacy of a range of experimental (unregistered) foliar fungicides against the above strategy in controlling blackspot in field pea in three major production areas of South Australia.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre GRDC	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Evaluating alternative pulse options for low rainfall regions There has been increasing interest from growers and agronomists in low rainfall farming regions to evaluate alternative break crop options to field peas. Field peas are generally well suited to low rainfall farming systems and have historically been the main pulse option for the upper Eyre Peninsula region. However, record high prices and new varieties with improved agronomic characteristics has renewed interest in alternative pulse options. This is the second consecutive year for this trial and alternative pulse crops to field peas performed poorer in the 2015 season compared to the 2014 season. 2014 saw yields well above the long term averages due to favourable conditions and above average rainfall. Crop means for 2014 have been included for reference.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Green cumin – is it a new break crop for the Eyre Peninsula? To undertake initial evaluation of an elite cumin line at a range of locations on the upper Eyre Peninsula: Blue Ribbon would also undertake assessment of cumin quality (oil quality) attributes within their international markets.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Maximising canola yield by getting establishment right - MACS5 Trial 1 To maximise canola productivity through creating soil specific management strategies that improve canola yields, profitability and establishment in field trials on Eyre Peninsula. In 2015, seven separate trials were conducted as part of this project at Minnipa Agriculture Centre and Piednippie on upper Eyre Peninsula. Three trials will be reported in this article. Further trials were conducted on lower Eyre Peninsula and will be reported in the LEADA results booklet.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre SAGIT	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Maximising canola yield by getting establishment right - MACS5 Trial 2 To evaluate the effect of two triazine tolerant varieties, sown at three different seeding rates and three different depths has on emergence and yield at Minnipa Agricultural Centre and at Piednippie.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre SAGIT	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Nitrogen applications to maximise canola yield To push the nitrogen inputs at Minnipa Agricultural Centre to achieve a target yield of 2 t/ha.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre SAGIT	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Reducing risk in canola To address the issues of canola being a high risk crop in low rainfall areas two experiments were established in 2015, at Minnipa (upper Eyre Peninsula) and Ouyen (Victorian Mallee). Only Minnipa results are reported here. This trial is part of the GRDC funded Optimising Canola Profitability Project currently underway across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia (CSP00187).	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre GRDC	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Row orientation and weed competition Controlling barley grass in upper EP farming systems is becoming a major issue for growers, due to the development of herbicide resistance and delayed weed emergence. Management options other than herbicides need to be considered to address the issue for long-term sustainability. One of the best bets for cultural control of barley grass in-crop may be increased crop competition. The Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (ARHI) based at University of Western Australia has shown an increase in grain yield with wheat and barley sown in an east–west (E-W) orientation over crops sown in a north-south (N-S) orientation due to a decrease in ryegrass competition. This effect is due to lower light interception by the weed due to the crop row orientation resulting in a decrease in weed seed (Borger, 2015). A trial was established at Minnipa Agricultural Centre to investigate the impact of row direction and row spacing on weed competition and cereal performance over twoyears. The previous season’s research is reported in Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems Summary 2015, Row orientation and weed competition, p163.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre GRDC	2016	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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Vetch for grain and hay on EP To include a primary trial of breeding material funded by GRDC, at Minnipa, to investigate advanced common vetch lines with specific traits best suited to this region, and enable comparison with other sites in the southern cropping region. SAGIT trials looking at vetch for a genuine legume break crop option for cereal and mixed farmers in the marginal cropping areas of South Australia were conducted at Piednippie and Minnipa. Other trials were conducted at Morchard, Loxton and Kingsford research centre.	SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre GRDC	2015	Minnipa Agricultural Centre SA
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