2005 trials

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Zinc fertiliser strategies

To determine rate and timing of zinc for filed pea.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
GRDC
2005 Hart SA
Research organisaton
Yield Prophet for N fertiliser decisions

To determine likely nitrogen response at the time of pre-drilling, and at the appearance of the first node (GS31), which coincided with the times at which nitrogen applications took place.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Lubeck VIC
Research organisaton
Yield Prophet 2005

To test Yield Prophet for 2005.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Yellow leaf spot control

To investigate wider range of fungicides for yellow leaf spot control.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Brim VIC
Research organisaton
Yellow leaf spot control

To investigate wider range of fungicides for yellow leaf spot control.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Sea Lake VIC
Research organisaton
X-tend trial - CRC Polymers

To determine if cereal wheat yields can be increased using X-tend® (polyolefin films) that have been developed for use in agriculture.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Watchupga East VIC
Research organisaton
Wheats for 2006

To discuss wheat options for 2006.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Horsham VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat yield and quality in Western Australian sandplain farming systems

To explore the yield potential for wheat in the northern sandplain region and to identify the main constraints to achieving this potential.

Liebe Group
2005 Buntine WA
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Wheat variety trials

To evaluate the yield and quality of a range of wheat varieties and breeders lines.

Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2005 Frances SA
Research organisaton
Wheat variety trial

To compare wheat varieties and effect of nitrogen on yield and quality.

Liebe Group
2005 Dalwallinu WA
Research organisaton
WHEAT VARIETY RESPONSE TO HERBICIDES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

To determine if new and existing varieties of wheat vary in tolerance to commonly used herbicides.

MacKillop Farm Management Group
2005 Kybunga SA
Research organisaton
Wheat variety on-farm demonstrations

To assess the suitability and quality characteristics of some new barley varieties against the widely grown variety Mitre.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Natimuk VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat variety evaluation

To compare existing wheat varieties, evaluate new breeding material and to assess the disease responses of all germplasm (particularly stripe rust).

Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2005 Unknown VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat variety demonstration

To establish some potential performance of newer varieties and if any are worthy of further trialling and replicated yield trials. 

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Yalla-Y-Poora VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat variety by fungicide trial

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

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Inverleigh VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat variety by fungicide trial

To verify the performance of recently released cultivars in local higher rainfall conditions and to assess the varietal resistance to the WA pathotype of stripe rust that seems to have maintained virulence throughout eastern Australia.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Yalla-Y-Poora VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat performance on acid soil

To demonstrate the tolerance of new and existing wheat varieties on acid soils.

Liebe Group
2005 Kalannie WA
Research organisaton
Wheat maximum yield experiement

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

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2005 Balldale NSW
Research organisaton
WHEAT HERBICIDE TOLERANCE

Investigating the tolerance of wheat varieties to herbicides

MacKillop Farm Management Group
2005 Blyth District SA
Research organisaton
Wheat genotype and management combinations for highly productive cropping systems in the HRZ of southern Australia

To provide advice to breeders, researchers, agronomists and growers on the plant characteristics suited to the HRZ.

Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2005 Yalla-Y-Poora VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat fungicide trial

To verify the performance of the currently susceptible cultivar Chara, in higher rainfall conditions and to assess various application timings of fungicide to minimise the impact of the WA pathotype of stripe rust, that seems to have maintained virulence throughout eastern Australia.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Hamilton VIC
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Wheat canopy management trial - Wimmera

To examine the integration of the principles of disease management and canopy management in cereal crops.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2005 Lubeck VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat canopy management trial - Mallee
  • To look at canopy management and its interaction with disease management in the different climates of southern Australia.
  • To examine how the crop canopy was influenced by nitrogen rate and timing in the Mallee environment.
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2005 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat after pasture (Benefit Trial)

To establish and manipulate 3 varieties of pasture and determine their effect on the following wheat crop.

Liebe Group
2005 Wubin WA
Research organisaton
Wheat row spacing trial

To assess different interrow spacing widths using five different sowing treatments.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Inverleigh VIC
Research organisaton
Wheat phenology trial
  • To determine the impact of sowing date on wheat yield and grain quality across 20 different wheat varieties.
  • To understand how yield and quality is affected by the amount of time spent within the 3 growth stages.
Southern Farming Systems
2005 Inverleigh VIC
Research organisaton
What's the best management package for canola?

To identify key ingredients of agronomic packages that deliver high yielding canola crops with high oil contents in the Parndana environment.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC
2005 Stokes Bay Road
Research organisaton
Weed management messages for 2006

To discuss weed management for 2006.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
Water use under cropping systems at Condobolin

To integrate productive perennial pastures into annual cropping systems so as to improve the profitability and sustainability of dryland farming.

Central West Farming Systems
GRDC
2005 Condobolin NSW
Research organisaton
Vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotations

To report on vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotations.

Central West Farming Systems
2005 Rankins Springs NSW
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Use of topdressed CAN in wheat

To establish the fit for calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) as a topdressed fertiliser in wheat in a low rainfall situation and on an N responsive site.

Liebe Group
2005 Kalannie WA
Research organisaton
Urea volatilisation

To determine the extent of volatilisation loss of two nitrogen fertilisers (granular urea vs. liquid UAN) applied over a number of days at the end of tillering on a Wimmera grey clay soil (Marnoo) and Mallee clay loam (Birchip).

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Marnoo VIC
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UAN compatibility with herbicides and fungicides

To repeat trials from 2004 to confirm confidence in findings that UAN can be used as an in-crop fertiliser in Victoria.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Birchip VIC
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Triticale variety evaluation

To further compare existing triticale varieties and evaluate new breeding material.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Symmons Plains TAS
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Triticale maximum yield experiment

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

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2005 Balldale NSW
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Trifluralin rates and water rates demonstration

To investigate optimum safe trifluralin rates and water rates in wheat on canola stubble.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 St Arnaud VIC
Research organisaton
Trifluralin mixes for the control of ryegrass

To investigate pre-sowing and post sowing pre-emergent options for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 St Arnaud VIC
Research organisaton
Tremaine's pasture trial
  • To demonstrate growth of a pasture mix consisted of brassicas, chicory and plantain sown in spring, and then bulked up with a short-term Italian rye grass sown the following autumn.
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
NLP
2005 Playford Hwy SA
Research organisaton
Tottenham - wheat varietal yield and quality trial

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines at Nyngan, Tottenham, Euabalong and Rankins Springs

Central West Farming Systems
2005 Tottenham NSW
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Tottenham - field pea varietal yield and sowing rate trial

To provide localised data on optimum plant density for 6 different varieties of field peas.

Central West Farming Systems
2005 Tottenham NSW
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The year that was - 2005

To comment on the year that was - 2005.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Birchip VIC
Research organisaton
The impact on livestock, grain yield and stubble mass from grazing cereals in winter

To examine the livestock benefits and impacts on cereal yield and stubble aftermath by grazing.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Ceres VIC
Research organisaton
The impact on livestock, grain yield and stubble mass from grazing cereals in winter
Southern Farming Systems
2005 Derrinallum VIC
Research organisaton
The impact on livestock, grain yield and stubble mass from grazing cereals in winter
Southern Farming Systems
2005 Learmonth VIC
Research organisaton
The abundance and distribution of beneficial predators to achieve integrated pest management in crops and pasture
  • To gain an indication of the distribution of some beneficial species across the region.
  • To gain an appreciation of what beneficial species occur in the different ecosystems.
  • To investigate the potential role of native grasslands in assisting to control pests in agricultural crops and pastures
Southern Farming Systems
2005 Inverleigh VIC
Research organisaton
Sustainable land management

To look at best management practices for erosion and salinity control and compare crop and pasture growth, water use and subsequent recharge.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Hopetoun VIC
Research organisaton
Sustainable land management

In 2006 seven Demonstration Sites funded by the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality and the National Landcare Program continued to be used to demonstrate and measure the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Hopetoun VIC
Research organisaton
Sustainable land management

To measure and report the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Hopetoun VIC
Research organisaton
Summer weed trial

To determine which summer weed control method is most efficient and economical.

Birchip Cropping Group
2005 Watchupga East VIC
Research organisaton
Stubble management practices in HRZ to minimise the requirement of burning and potential for yield and soil benefits

All four trials were aiming to evaluate what alternative stubble retention practices can be implemented into the cropping system, without
incurring yield penalty or significant cost to the grower.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Mt Pollock VIC
Research organisaton