trials

To test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin.

To test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin.

To demonstrate the relative performances of the three canola options available to Western Australian growers

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

To identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment

To identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment

To evaluate the performance of the historical lupin varieties in the West Midlands.

1. To quantify the survival and growth of alternative shrub species for grazing.
2. Determine how these shrub species respond to grazing by sheep, and what preferences animals show for the different species.

To assess whether the effects of grazing canola with sheep during the growing season: factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.

To evaluate the performance and agronomic attributes of a range of Hybrid and OP canola varieties across different herbicide tolerant technologies over two time of sowing events.

To assess comparative effect of anthracnose on yield and seed infection in a range of varieties and advanced lupin breeding lines.

To support growers with agronomic decisions such as sowing time and variety selection to enhance industry profitability through improved wheat yields and grain quality

Exploring the potential of longer-season wheat to achieve higher yield in the high rainfall zone.

Measure yield improvement in varieties from the Lupin breeding program.

These trials were conducted to examine the likelihood of economic returns to VRT on sandplain soils.  

• To evaluate the effectiveness of establishing annual legumes into established perennial grass-based pastures by 'summer' sowing of hard-seeded serradella pod.
• To test the effectiveness of drilling pod versus broadcasting of pod.

To test whether we can increase radiation use efficiency and yield in wheat by changing architecture (floppy vs. erect leaves).

To support growers with agronomic decisions such as sowing time and variety selection to enhance industry profitability through improved wheat yields and grain quality.

To assess growth (via top biomass at heading) and grain yield of diverse oat varieties (vs durum wheat check) under saline-sodic soil conditions, compared with "good soil" conditions at Turretfield.

• To prove that the High Rainfall Zone (HRZ South) can produce high quality Udon Noodles and increase the continuity of supply in an exclusive market. The MRZ and LRZ of Western Australia have to date been the exclusive Udon Noodle supply areas to international markets. WA is the only external source of wheat grain for Udon Noodle manufacture for Japan and Korea.
• To provide greater longer-term diversity and options for crop rotations in the southern HRZ. NOTE: the current dominant rotation of YIYO canola: barley is under threat with more disease and chemical resistance.

To report on the Fit for Dual Purpose and Dual Use Long Season Wheat Project.

The aim of this trial is to assess the viability of long season wheat in the HRZ. 

To demonstrate the feed value of high biomass summer forage crops for increasing stocking rates and live weight gain of prime lambs and beef cattle compared to current systems used in the high rainfall zone. 

By 2023, growers will have increased the value of the cropping phase in the HRZ farming system by 10% by addressing both crop yield potential and the gap between potential and realised yields.

• To evaluate Ascochyta blight (AB) response of new varieties and advanced breeding lines by comparing their susceptibility to known varieties

To assess wether field pea breeding advancements in resistance to blackspot are significant enough to allow management changes to sowing time in this crop.

To evaluate the effects of break crop species on the yield of subsequent wheat crop.

• To identify optimum ascochyta blight management strategies for maximising grain yield of new varieties.

• To evaluate ascochyta blight response of new varieties by comparing their susceptibility to known cultivars.

To determine the optimum disease management strategy for Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To determine the optimum disease management strategy for Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To determine the optimum disease management strategy for Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

• To compare disease management strategies for minimum fungicide input and maximum grain yield and quality of new chickpea varieties.
• To demonstrate the much improved levels of ascochyta blight disease resistance in new varieties of chickpeas to SA growers.

• To compare disease management strategies for minimum fungicide input and maximum grain yield and quality of new chickpea varieties.
• To demonstrate the much improved levels of ascochyta blight disease resistance in new varieties of chickpeas to SA growers.

To determine optimum disease management strategy, focussing on podding applications, in new resistant and moderately resistant desi and kabuli chickpea varieties.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the development of appropriate disease management strategies.

To determine optimum disease management strategy, focussing on podding applications, in new resistant and moderately resistant desi and kabuli chickpea varieties.

To report on chickpea disease management in the Wimmera, Victoria.

To determine the relative herbicide tolerance of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To determine the relative herbicide tolerance of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To report onf chickpea herbicide tolerance at Dimboola, Victoria.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum sowing dates and plant densities.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum plant densities.

To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in southern NSW.

• To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant
  populations in south western NSW.

To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in high rainfall area of south eastern NSW.

To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in south western NSW. 

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum sowing dates and plant densities.

To investigate effects of changing row spacing on chickpea yield.