Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
Year | Trial site |
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Pasture and soil fertility investigations in VictoriaTo present a summary of the recent history and state of pasture improvement due to soil fertility in high rainfall Victoria. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1955 | Auchmore VIC |
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Copper deficiency symptoms in wheatTo describe symptoms of copper deficiency. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1974 | Adelaide SA |
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Analysis of nutrients in lupins, sub-clover, wheat and barleyTo conduct a survey of manganese concentrations in harvested grain of lupin, wheat and barley. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1978 | Rutherglen VIC |
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An improved soil test for copper deficient soilsTo improve the soil test for available copper in soils. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1981 | Brisbane |
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Manganese content of cereals, lupins and clover herbage in north eastVictoriaTo study the manganese content of cereals, lupin and clover herbage in NE Victoria. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1982 | Rutherglen VIC |
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Tolerance of triticale, wheat and rye to copper and zinc deficiencyTo establish the relative tolerance of triticale, wheat and rye to zinc and copper deficiency at a range soil pH. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1982 | Adelaide SA |
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Triticale: a cereal for manganese deficient soilsTo screen triticale for Mn efficiency and compare this to rye and wheat. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1986 | Wangary SA |
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Contrast between wheat and barley grass in response to manganese deficiencyTo investigate the comparative tolerance of wheat and 2 species of barley grass to manganese deficiency in solution culture. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1988 | Adelaide SA |
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Effect of manganese deficiency and excess on the distribution of manganese in the leaf bladeObservations micronutrient distribution of normal, deficient and toxic manganese in the leaves of a range of plant species. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1988 | Caragabal NSW |
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Should we measure easily reducible manganese?To examine which soil analysis to use for manganese. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1988 | Caragabal NSW |
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Interaction between zinc nutritional status of cereals and Rhizoctonia root rot severityTo examine the relationship between crop Zinc nutrition and Rhizoctonia root rot. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1989 | Adelaide SA |
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Continuous cropping - is it sustainable?To answer the question - continuous cropping - is it sustainable? |
Central West Farming Systems
GRDC |
1990 | Condobolin NSW |
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Herbicides can increase the severity of trace element deficiencies in cereal cropsTo understand the effects of soil acting herbicides on nutrient uptake. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
GRDC |
1990 | Eyre Peninsula SA |
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Iron deficiency depresses growth of furrow irrigated soybean and pigeon pea on vertisols of northern NSWExamine effect of applying chelated iron to leaves, and chalted iron, zinc, N and P to soils growing irrigated soybean and pigeon pea. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
GRDC |
1990 | Breeza NSW |
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An appraisal of corrective techniques for manganese deficiency in barleyTo establish fertiliser strategies for manganese deficiency in barley. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1991 | Cummins SA |
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Nitrogen balance under long-term rotation trialsTo determine the relationship between alternative break crops and root disease. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Walpeup VIC |
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Vetch in the MalleeTo provide basic information about growing vetch. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Birchip VIC |
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Canola, peola and lentil demonstrationTo compare varieties of canola, peola an lentils. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Coming out of a drought - management of pastures and sheepTo answer the question 'What if there is no break until June or July?' |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Berriwillock VIC |
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Crop planning for 1995To provide some suggestions as additional hints in coping with cropping after drought. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Insect calendar for field crops and medic pasturesTo provide a calendar as a guide to insect pests that could be expected during each of hte major crop and pasture growing phases. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Livestock options available to Mallee farmers if a late break occurs in 1995To address a number of issues when there is a clear indication that an April break is not going to occur. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Notes on three crop typesTo provide information about three crop types (production notes) grown in the Southern Mallee and Northern Wimmera: barley, lentils and faba beans. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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What did the crops grow on in 1994?To comment on the Farm Management 500 and Sustainable Technology (FAST) Project: what did the crops grow on in 1994? |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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'Sick crops' in the southern Mallee in 1995To answer the question 'Why are there so many sick crops in the Victorian Southern Mallee in 1995?' |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Canola - an exciting new potential break crop for the MalleeTo study the effect of a 1994 canola stubble on a subsequent wheat cop, and was compared against a 1994 chickpea stubble. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Walpeup VIC |
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Cheap nitrogen - making legumes work harderTo demonstrate the effect of inoculating chickpeas. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Feeding strategies for autumn pasture savingTo investigate whether higher fertiliser rates profitably produced greater amounts of better quality pasture than when district average fertiliser rates are used. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Walpeup VIC |
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Grain legumes on sandy calcareous soilsTo evaluate commercial and new pulse (grain legume) cultivars on sandy, calcareous soils, in terms of both the crop performance and its benefit in a rotation. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Herbicide demonstration in pulses and canola
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Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Lucerne establishment trialTo conduct a lucerne establishment trial. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Pastures for prime wheat productionTo observe the effects that pasture species, length of the pasture phase and management have on the nitrogen cycle. |
Central West Farming Systems
GRDC |
1995 | Condobolin NSW |
Research organisaton
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Practical disease management issues in pulse cropsTo discuss practical disease management issues in puluse crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Pulse crops for Central Western NSWTo investigate pulse crops for Central Western NSW. |
Central West Farming Systems
GRDC |
1995 | Gunningbland NSW |
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Root lesion nematode (Pratylenchus neglectus) updateTo determine yield loss and tolerance of cereal varieties to P. neglectus. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
1995 | Urrbrae SA |
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Variety demonstrationTo report on variety descriptions and characteristics. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Walpeup VIC |
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Fertiliser strategies for Mallee soils
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Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Walpeup VIC |
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Grain legume responses to the application of phosphorus and zincTo demonstrate the yield and dry matter responses of field peas, lentils and chickpeas to the application of phosphorus and zine in the southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Lentil agronomyTo answer 'where do lentils fit into a rotation?' |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Horsham VIC |
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Mouse managementTo discuss mouse management options. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Horsham VIC |
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Root lesion nematode - tolerance, resistance and management strategiesTo determine tolerance, resistance and management strategies for root lesion nematode. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Sandilands SA |
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Variety demonstrationTo compare new and old varieties of crops in a demonstration trial. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Wheat responses to the application of nitrogen and phosphorusTo demonstrate the benefits of applying phosphorus and nitrogen to wheat in cereal-leume rotations on sodic soils in the southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Barley grass and brome grass control in wheat and barleyTo determine the most effecient herbicide options for controlling barley grass and brome grass in wheat and barley. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1997 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Can we do conservation farming in the (marginal) cropping areas of western NSW?To present actual farming results from a large cropping program in the Condobolin area in central NSW. |
Central West Farming Systems
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1997 | Condobolin NSW |
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Continuous wheat - continues to get better! - 1997-2004To discuss a closely-monitored paddock in the Charlton district that has been in wheat for the last seven years. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1997 | Charlton VIC |
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Effectiveness of fertiliser sources of zincTo assess the relative effectiveness of a range of products at correcting zinc (Zn) deficiency in wheat. |
South Australian Research and Development Institute
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1997 | Yeelanna SA |
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Grain legume responses to the application of phosphorus and zincTo demonstrate the grain yield and dry matter responses of field peas, lentils and chickpeas to the application of phosphorus and zinc in the southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1997 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Inoculum demonstrationTo determine whether crop growth and yield responses are likely from inoculating legumes on alkaline clay-loams in the Southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1997 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Nitrogen inputs from pasture legumes in a cropping rotationTo report on nitrogen inputs from pasture legumes in a cropping rotation. |
Central West Farming Systems
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1997 | Condobolin NSW |
Research organisaton
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