trials

• To validate the results of the development of a rhizobium strain that is able to nodulate with lucerne at lower pH, as achieved in glasshouse trials.

To test 8 TT varieties of hybrid and open pollinated canola.

• To demonstrate and refine the technique to suit the many mixed farmers on Kangaroo Island.

• To allow some farmers to see first hand how such crops performed on their own patch of dirt.

To demonstrate growth of three lines of peas from Seednet.

The ‘Good Clover Bad Clover’ project is a three-year project that commenced in April 2017 and aims to increase awareness of the potential issues and improve management strategies to deal with oestrogenic clover.

• To demonstrate to the biodiesel industry the potential of Kangaroo Island canola as a promising feedstock. 
• To test the potential of genetics to improve canola production and the canola agronomy trial tested the potential of management to improve production.

To test eight commonly grown TT canola varieties.

To demonstrate yield of various forage crop varieties.

To determine whether ryegreass or clover are the best fit for Kangaroo Island in terms of heading date and seasonal growth patterns.

• To determine which wheat varieties perform best under local conditions. The trial included a number of bread wheats, but also some noodle and biscuit wheats.

To determine which wheat varieties perform best under local conditions.

• To benchmark wheat varieties for growth on Kangaroo Island.

To test nine soft and hard wheat varieties and one triticale.

This was the second year of a three-year trial, funded by the South Australian Grains Industry Trust (SAGIT), to evaluate the nitrogen fixation capabilities of various legume species commonly grown on Kangaroo Island.

In this second year, the trial was set up to answer the following questions:

• Which of the four legume species had fixed the most nitrogen (N) in the 2016 season?
• How much N did these legume crops fix?
• How much of the N fixed by the legume was utilised by the following crop? Concurrently, how much N was lost through leaching or denitrification?

To evaluate the impact of Septoria tritici blotch on wheat of different resistant ratings and determine yield loss in the MRZ and LRZ of the Southern Australia

To evaluate the impact of Septoria tritici blotch on wheat of different resistant ratings and determine yield loss in the MRZ and LRZ of the Southern Australia

To look into the cause and effects of yellowing so that growers can make effective management decisions.

To demonstrate a new wheat herbicides Hussar® from Aventis, and Affinity® from CropCare for grass and broadleaf weed control.

The aim was to demonstrate a new cereal broadleaf weed herbicide 'Paragon' from Cyanamid

To conduct an advanced barley variety evaluation.

To evaluate improved lupin varieties for the Victorian Mallee.

The aim of this trial was to exaluate and develop improved lupin varieties for the Victorian Mallee.

To conduct an advanced vetch variety evaluation.

To evaluate improved vetch varieties for the Victorian Mallee.

To develop, evaluate and release improved wheat cultivars to the farming community.

To conduct an advanced wheat variety evaluation.

To develop, evaluate and release wheat cultivars which maximise economic return to the farming community.

To trial and demonstrate two possible agronomic adaptations to a changing climate:

• to sow wheat varieties earlier to reduce the possibility of heat shock events during grain fill whilst taking into account the frost risk, and
• to sow more than one variety in the one paddock as a mix to ensure that the whole crop is not susceptable to frost and heat shock at the same time.

The aim of this trial was to investiage the best management practices for the production of Biscuit wheats. 

Trials were conducted by the BCG to evaluate a range of these alternative oilseed options.

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.

To evaluate the yield potential of Victorian stage 4 trial barley varieties.

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

To compare the performance of seven barley varieties in a Mallee environment (Berriwillock).

The aim of this report was to assess differing barley varieties in varied growing environments.

To conduct an on-farm barley demonstration.

To conduct a barley variety trial.

To investigate and identify potential new malting varieties for Victorian growers.

To provide a barley variety update.

To conduct an on-farm chick-pea demonstration.

To comment on nine new varieties of canola that will be marketed for 2009 sowings.

To investigate:

• the effect of time of cutting on canola dry matter, quality and profitability,
• the effect of variety selection on canola dry matter, quality and profitability, and
• the profitability of hay compared to grain production.

To discuss canola variety selection for 2007.

To determine the optimum management of canola plant type and phenology when sown earlier than traditional sowing time (25 April). To assess the response of canola varieties to high and low application rates of N on grain yield and grain quality.

To review canola varieties.

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

To determine the optimum time of sowing for canola in the southern Mallee.

To determine the best suited canola varieties for the Southern Mallee environment.