2005 trials

To test new fertilisers at Marnoo.

To evaluate the acid and aluminium tolerance of new and existing barley varieties.

To present the main messages from the agronomy trial work undertaken in 2005.

To report on barley variety growth.

Experiments were conducted on two different soil types to test if (a) amelioration of these subsoils with a mix of gypsum and organic peat would increase the ability of the soil to hold more ‘plant available’ water and (b) if this extra water availability, would assist crops to achieve a better yield.

To demonstrate to Upper North growers the impact that sulfonylurea (SU) residues and other broadleaf herbicides have on two medic pastures, Herald and the new strand medic Angel.

To test the tolerance of the new strand medic, Angel, to sulfonylurea (SU) herbicide residues from a summer weed application.

To evaluate different foliar disease management strategies on a highly susceptible wheat variety (Chara) to both stripe rust and leaf rust.

To assess the grazing and grain potential of both MacKellar winter wheat and Yerong barley.

To assess the impact of using foliar fungicides for controlling leaf disease in Kellalac wheat. 

• 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 nitrogen timing on canopy development and resultant grain yield and quality, where starting soil nitrogen levels are high.

The aim of the trial is to identify the best nitrogen timing and rate in order to maximize profits for the widely grown cultivar Kellalac, in the local higher rainfall conditions of southern Victoria.

• 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.
• Within this overall objective there are a number of component objectives that are interrelated
• To assess the impact of strobilurin fungicide over and above conventional triazole fungicides on nitrogen requirement for malting barley, in effect to quantify any interaction between disease management and applied nitrogen. 
• To measure the effect of disease management using strobilurins on the yield and quality of winter wheat malting barley.
• To calculate the cost-effectiveness of strobilurin and applied nitrogen in relation to grain quality.

To look at canopy management in malting barley.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.

To evaluate different barley varieties for yield and grain quality under both a nil foliar fungicide regime and a 3 spray fungicide regime.

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

To conduct an on-farm barley demonstration.

To evaluate thirty barley breeding lines from the Tasmanian breeding program.

The objective of these trials was to evaluate the yield and quality of a range of barley varieties and breeders lines.

To provide a barley variety update.

The aim of better grazing systems in the low rainfall wheat/sheep zone should be to increase pasture returns without negative effects on the cropping phase.

To examine if winter cereals can be successfully sown into exiting lucerne stands to lift winter production but without compromising lucerne production the following summer.

To investigate the potential of using a modified delving operation, which rips the clay and allows topsoil/gravel to fall back into the clay slot, to create a subsurface drainage line through the clay and reduce waterlogging.

To identify key ingredients of agronomic packages that deliver high yielding wheat crops with good quality in the Parndana environment.

To review canola varieties.

To evaluate different canola varieties for yield and grain quality.

These trials were conducted to evaluate the range of mid season canola varieties available.

This trial had the objective of examining how different crop canopies influenced the need for disease control in winter wheat.

To compare different varieties for dry matter production (DM/ha), recovery from grazing and the impact of grazing on grain yields.

To determine the level of herbicide resistance to selective in-crop herbicides in annual ryegrass across western Victoria using random weed surveys.

To assess the optimum fungicide management strategy for new varieties of chickpea.

• 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 discuss chickpea varieties.

To look at canopy management and its integration with disease management principles in the different climates of southern Australia.

To capture how different pasture systems are performing.

To compare the competitive nature of wheat and barley sown at different row spacing and seeding rates on grass weed competition.

To compare the competitive nature of wheat and barley sown at different row spacing and seeding rates on grass weed competition.

To evaluate compost and clay for their ability to improve the production capacity of soil.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release oats lines.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release field pea lines.

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 report on activities and results from the core site in 2005.

To assess the financial consequences of changing farming systems and inputs, specifically investigating the impact of changing break crop type and reduced fertiliser inputs on subsequent wheat yields and longer term profitability.

To comment on Crambe - a new crop with potential in southern Australia.