trials

To examine the interaction between herbicides and crop nutirition.

To compare grass herbicides alone and in comparison with common broadleaf herbicides.

To highlight some of the major issues of trifluralin use and present ways they can be resolved with a little additional care and forward thinking.

To discuss how to achieve a dense medic dominant pasture.

To evaluate Roundup CT and a range of additives as fallow initiation treatments.

To determine if new and existing varieties of wheat vary in tolerance to commonly used herbicides.

To provide results of a legume herbicide tolerance trial.

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 comment on observations that tank mixes give Ally extra clout.

To invetigate

• the effectiveness of two rates and two application techniques of granulated and liquid formulation of Trifluralin to control ryegrass and hogweed,
• the impace of the Trifluralin rates on early wheat growth and subsequent yield, and
• the effect of trash on hte efficacy of the granular and liquid formulations of Trifluralin for weed control.

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

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

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

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

• 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 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 examine the relationship between chlorsulfuron application and crop zinc nutrition and root growth.

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

To determine the differences in herbicide tolerances between the four most commonly grown chickpea varieties - Desi types: Lasseter, Desavic, Tyson; and the Kabuli type: Kaniva.

To determine safe and effective techniques for using Simazine and Trifluralin on Mallee clay-loams with Lasseter chickpeas.

To determine differences in herbicide tolerances between the four most commonly grown lentil varieties - the red types: Digger, Cobber, Northfield; and the green type: Matilda.

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

To determine safe ways of using higher rates of Trifluralin.

To demonstrate whether Atrazine (alone or in combination with Select) can assist in the control of ryegrass.

This research aims to evaluate all new varieties in the NVT program.

To determine the best (control and cost effetive) herbicide for the control of radish in barley.

To investigate a range of herbicides on crop tolerances in three chickpea varieties.

To test and compare the tolerance of new wheat varieties to both high and low rates of new chemical formulations with widely used herbicides.

To investigate herbicide control options and alternative strategies for the reduction in seed set of ryegrass.

To determine the effectiveness of using pre- and post-sowing, pre-emergent herbicides for the control of radish.

To determine whether Ally applied during the previous winter would have an effect on pulse and canola production the following year.

To discuss the key management practices to avoid herbicide resistance.

To investigate new and crop 'safe' techniques for using trifluralin.

To investigate options for broadleaf weed and grass control in oats.

To discuss adjuvant choice for atrizine for best control of radish in TT canola.

To conduct a Clearfield production system demonstration.

To study fungicide control of Ascochyta rabiei in chickpeas.

To demonstrate herbicide(s) and timing of application options for the control of horehound.

To investigate herbicide options on newly sown pasture crops at three sites.

To investigate post sowing pre-emergent chemical control of ryegrass.

To evaluate radish control in broadleaf lupins (Albus type).

To investigate radish control in lentils.