2008 trials

To determine if there are benefits from the application of the cereal seed treatment, Zorro in Wyalkatchem wheat.

To report on Yield Prophet performance in 2008.

To simulate the impacts of likely climate change scenarios on wheat production using the Yield Prophet® Climate Change Report.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Spot Form Net blotch in barley.

• To test the growth of a range of pasture and fodder species.

• To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for southwest Victoria.
• To evaluate the varieties with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated check.

• To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for southwest Victoria.
• To evaluate the varieties with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated control.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in barley

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

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

To determine if wheat would respond to post-emergent applications of zinc and different products containing sulphur and nitrogen.

To examine the effect of increasing inputs to four commonly grown wheat varieties on profitability for growers.

To assess the effect of phosphorus required to optimise the yield of wheat grown after wheat in a high phosphorus soil.

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

To assess the effect of varying the seed and fertiliser rates on the yield of wheat grown after wheat.

Investigating the tolerance of wheat varieties to herbicides

To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties

• To improve the nitrogen and water use efficiency of wheat by manipulating canopy size and structure using post sowing applications of nitrogen and different row spacing.
• To maintain yield and quality, while reducing the risks associated with excess early crop growth.
• To compare how different nitrogen strategies effect crop competition with annual ryegrass.
• To compare and investigate the value of different optical crop sensors.

• To test the ability of a range of drainage treatments to improve crop yields in soil prone to waterlogging.

To determine the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.

To assess and demonstrate the benefits of varying fertiliser inputs across a range of productivity zones from a poor performing shallow gravel to a good performing loamy earth.

To evaluate the effect various rates of granular urea spread 3-4 weeks post of seeding has on the yield and profitability of wheat.

To determine whether crop reflectance at particular wavelengths of light can be used during stem elongation to determine the need for applied nitrogen.

To conduct an evaluation of new and existing wheat varieties with AH and APW classification.

To compare existing triticale varieties and evaluate new breeding material with stripe rust resistance.

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

To compare the performance of a controlled traffic system against a conventional traffic system.

To explore the effectiveness of trace elements when applied with fluid nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser.

To examine how two different plant populations and five different nitrogen timings influence the structure, yield and quality of the barley crop canopy in a 1st cereal situation after the break crop.

To determine if there are benefits from the application of the biological based product ‘TM21’ developed by Basic Environmental Systems and Technology (B.E.S.T).

To determine if there are benefits from the application of the biological based product ‘TM21’ developed by Basic Environmental Systems and Technology (B.E.S.T).

To compare the effectiveness of early sowing using a range of wheat varieties with different varietal maturities.

To provide growers with useful information to understand the impact of sowing time on the yield and quality of new and current wheat varieties.

To discuss the year that was - 2008.

To determine the relationship between nitrogen rate and the need for disease control in winter wheat in the high rainfall zone environment of Tasmania.

To assess the effect of sowing date on grain yield and quality for some recently released commercial lines along with some experimental lines that could be commercially available within the next 2 years.

The original aim of this experiment was to test whether application of foliar fungicide to crops moderately resistant/moderately susceptible to stripe rust with infection detected at GS39-45 and of average yield potential (1.5-2.5t/ha) results in a profitable yield response. However, the experiment was side-tracked by a somewhat surprising result.

To discuss TagTeam and JumpStart from Novozymes.

To identify management decisions that impact on blackspot in field peas and to validate disease risk predictions from Blackspot Manager.

To determine responses to Super Phos, Potash and Lime in a pasture wheat rotation over 5 years.

To determine the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.

• To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for either milling or feed markets in southern Victoria.
• To evaluate the varieties with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties when controlling leaf diseases against a control of nil foliar fungicide. 

To test the efficacy of a range of droplet sizes on ryegrass seed heads using a commonly used desiccant herbicide (paraquat).

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Spot Form Net.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Spot Form Net blotch in barley.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on Spot Form Net blotch management in barley.

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

To evaluate timing of sorghum spray-out and impact on yield and quality.

To evaluate timing of sorghum spray-out and impact on yield and quality.

To evaluate timing of sorghum spray-out and impact on yield and quality.