trials

To assess strategies for reducing pre harvest losses in lentil

(1)  Can we exclude IMI application and get same level of BLW control in lentil
(2) Validating improved herbicide strategies to achieve effective control of grass and broadleaf weeds in lentil

1. Improve herbicide rotation strategy with a focus on reducing selection pressure and dependence on imidazolinone (IMI) herbicides.
2. Compare the level of weed control achieved with low and high inputs of non-IMI herbicides when used at their own or in combination with IMI herbicides.

To demonstrate crop saftey and weed control benefits of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) pulse crop systems (Variety x Herbicide)

Assess the impact of time of rolling on pre-em herbicide safety and weed control

To improve knowledge of Rosinweed and Star of Bethlehem biology in grain growing regions of western Victoria and collect preliminary evidence of effective control options for further validation and extension.

Demonstrate the risk of pre-emergent herbciide use on lentil and faba bean across variable soil types within a paddock

Assess the impact of time of rolling on pre-em herbicide safety

Assess the impact of time of rolling on pre-em herbicide safety

(1) Can we exclude IMI applications and get same level of BLW control
(2) Best use of new herbicide Reflex in combination with other herbicides
(3) Benefits from alternative use patterns of metribuzin in new herbicide tolerant technology
(4) Better understand yield comparison of XT lentil and metribuzin tolerant lentil under different sets of weed management scenarios

To investigate the implications of novel herbicide toerance traits in lentil and vetch on the management of broadleaf weeds.

(1)  Can we exclude IMI application and get same level of BLW control in lentil
(2) Validating improved herbicide strategies to achieve effective control of grass and broadleaf weeds in lentil

Assess the impact of time of rolling on pre-em herbicide safety and weed control

1) Improve herbicide rotation strategies with the focus on reducing selection pressure and dependence on IMI herbicides
2) Compare the level of weed control achieved with low and high inputs of non-IMI herbicides when used at their own or in combination with IMI herbicides, and cost analysis of these practices

Assess novel traits herbicide options for improved weed control

To compare the efficacy and saftey of pre emergent herbicides (Fomesafen,Terbuthylazine and Metribuzin)  when applied lentils grown on sandy soils and to determine if deep ripping affects the crop saftey of these herbiicides.

To demonstrate management options to increase the safety of pre emergent herbicides when applied pulse crop grown in sandy soils.

To assess pre-emergent herbicide management options to identify safe, efficient and economic options for use in lentil

To assess pre-emergent herbicide management options to identify safe, efficient and economic options for use in lentil

To assess pre-emergent herbicide management options to identify safe, efficient and economic options for use in lentil

To demonstrate the impact of the herbicide Reflex on lentil in combination with other herbicides.

To evaluate residual control of common sowthistle in fallow

To evaluate residual control of common sowthistle in fallow

To evaluate herbicide options for residual control of Phalaris paradoxa in cereals

To evaluate herbicide options for residual control of Phalaris paradoxa in chickpea

To evaluate herbicide options for residual control of Phalaris paradoxa in cereals

To evaluate residual control of tall fleabane in fallow

To evaluate Group 14 herbicide options in chickpeas when applied alone, or with Balance or Terbyne Xtreme

To investigate the effectiveness of clopyralid in the control of barrel medic with the new clopyralid tolerant lentil GIA Sire

To investigate the effectiveness of clopyralid in the control of fumitory with the new clopyralid tolerant lentil GIA Sire

To investigate the effectiveness of metribuzin in the control of barrel medic with the new metribuzin tolerant lentil GIA Metro

To investigate the effectiveness of metribuzin in the control of fumitory with the new metribuzin tolerant lentil GIA Metro

To compare efficacy of new and old herbicides and herbicide mixtures for broadleaf weed control in chickpea.

To compare two chickpea varieties for their competitiveness against broadleaf weeds and evaluate efficacy of new and old herbicides and herbicide mixtures for broadleaf weed control in chickpea.

To compare efficacy of new and old herbicides and herbicide mixtures for broadleaf weed control in chickpea.

This trial was designed to evaluate herbicide options for the knockdown control of ‘hard to kill’ weeds in grain sorghum.

To examine crop safety and broadleaf weed control implications for various herbicides and combinations in lentils.

This field trial was undertaken at Roseworthy in SA, a medium rainfall environment, to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, cultivar (hybrid Vs open-pollinated), seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in triazine tolerant canola.

This trial aims to investigate combinations of the wheat sowing time, seed rate and herbicides for brome grass control in wheat.

This field trial aims to investigate combinations of the wheat sowing time, seed rate and herbicides for achieving effective brome grass control.

This field trial was undertaken at Westmere in Victoria, a high rainfall environment, to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in barley.

The aim of the trial was to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in faba beans.

This field trial was undertaken at Frances in South Australia, a high rainfall environment, to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in wheat.

This field trial was undertaken at Roseworthy in South Australia, a medium rainfall environment, to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in wheat.

This field trial at Minnipa aims to investigate factorial combinations of sowing time, seed rate and herbicides on the management of annual ryegrass in barley.

To evaluate the impact of split application of residual herbicides for grass control pre-plant and in-crop

To evaluate the impact of split application of herbicides for grass control pre-plant and in-crop

To evaluate the impact of split application of herbicides for grass control pre-plant and in-crop

To evaluate the effect of group C and G herbicides on lentil in a sandy dry seeding situation

To demostrate the the imidazolinone and residual sulfonyl urea tolerance of 2 new breedling lines.