2004 trials

To look at alternative crops to wheat and barley.

To investigate the benefits of Kelpak, seaweed extract containing high concentrations of auxin, a plant growth hormone.

To evaluate the potential for grain yield responses from controlling insects and diseases in canola with commercially available seed applied treatments.

• To assess the effect of nitrogen rate and timing on wheat yield and grain quality
• To assess the impact of sowing rate on grain yield and quality

• To assess the impact of foliar disease control on the yield and quality of different wheat varieties
• To gather further data on the agronomic performance of various wheat varieties

The overall objective is to determine the influence of strobilurin fungicide application on the nitrogen requirement for malting barley.

To examine the value of canopy management in the Mallee environment.

To examine the value of canopy management in the Wimmera environment.

• To test responses of barley to a range of fungicide disease control regimes using two different timings of the foliar fungicide Bumper and the in-furrow fertilizer treatment impact.
• To determine which fungicide strategies are optimum for use on barley
• To compare the responsiveness of various barley varieties to different fungicide regimes

To test of barley varieties on acid soils.

To report on barley variety and agronomy trials conducted at many of the CWFS sites.

To assess the yield and quality of a number of barley varieties in the medium rainfall zone.

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

To evaluate a number of commercial and experimental barley varieties for yield and grain quality.

The aim of this trial is to evaluate the timing of insecticide treatments and the use of insecticide seed dressings on deterring aphids from feeding on newly sown wheat.

To test the accuracy of alkaline and acid tests on soil labs.

To investigate herbicide control options for brome grass control in direct drilled wheat in the Mallee.

To evaluate a range of canola varieties in the M2 rainfall zone.

To test the six new varieties will be marketed in Victoria in 2005.

• To evaluate different canola varieties for yield and grain quality.
• To assess the value of using Jockey® as a seed treatment.

To conduct yield trials were conducted on conventional, triazine-tolerant and Clearfield canola. 

Trials were established to evaluate a range of canola varieties and breeders lines under a range of environments in the South East of SA.

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 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 determine optimum sowing dates and plant densities of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To investigate the effects of soil type and climate on the yield of commercial varieties and advanced breeding lines in Victoria and thereby assist in the selection of superior varieties for farmers in this state.

To evaluate the efficacy of different formulations of imidazolinones (Group B imi’s) and the sulfonylureas (Group B SU’s) on brome grass.

To determine if the livestock carrying capacity of pastures in the Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, including those on mildly saline soil, can be increased by replacing native ryegrass with the Safeguard variety of ryegrass.

To investigate whether plant growth affected by sodic subsoils.

To evaluate compost and clay for their ability to improve the production capacity of a loamy sand.

To compare the effect of different pre-emergent herbicides applied pre sowing and post sowing on wheat
establishment and ryegrass control and to specifically improve the control of ryegrass in the crop row.

To identify some herbicide options for controlling Rosinweed.

To investigate the management, profitability and sustainability of four farming systems.

To demonstrate the metribuzin tolerance of the new lupin variety Mandelup.

To demonstrate the productivity and persistence of annual pasture legumes (NAPLIP cultivar/species) on several soil types in the medium–low rainfall wheat belt environment.

To compare three direct drill seeders for wheat crop establishment; crop yield; and incorporation efficiency of group D herbicides.

To investigate some practical options for direct drilling wheat into wheat stubbles in the Mallee.

To compare the effect of croptopping on Mandelup with other currently grown lupin varieties.

To demonstrate the benefit of wide rows in lupins.

• To assess the biodiversity values of stock water points in the Wimmera Mallee Channel/Dam region and the Northern Mallee Pipeline region.
• To determine whether biodiversity and the environmental values of open water can be maintained in a farming landscape through the use of purpose-built water points for wildlife.
• To develop guidelines for farmers and industry on the use of water points for best management of wildlife within a piped water delivery system.

To sample fauna distribution, abundance and habitat use at the different water access points.

To look at the effectiveness of grinding our local limesands and comparing the changes in soil pH against unground lime.

To gather information from the experiments for use to select material for commercial release and provide current information to crop advisers and farmers.

Information from the experiments is used to select material for commercial release and provide current information to crop advisers
and farmers.

Crop evaluation experiments are conducted by Department of Primary Industries every year with the aim of identifying high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the regions long cool season conditions.

Crop evaluation experiments are conducted by Department of Primary Industries every year with the aim of identifying high yielding varieties that meet specific grain quality requirements and are suitable for the regions long cool season conditions.