2008 trials

To improve understanding of the range of tillage implements and techniques available to incorporate lime into acidic soils, their respective costs and benefits.

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

To investigate and model the effect of time of sowing on grain yields of chickpea and faba bean in southern NSW.

To determine the correct maturity timing required in field peas, chickpeas, lentils and faba beans for successful crop topping practice.

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 calculate the incremental benefit of irrigation to barley to maximise water use efficiency and determine the growth stage to cease irrigation.

• To determine how nitrogen timings developed for canopy management (based on stem elongation timings) apply to wider row spacing (300mm compared to 200mm) for both dry matter production, yield and grain quality outcomes.
• To establish whether the interaction between row spacing and nitrogen timing differs between lower and higher rainfall scenarios.

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

This trial compared 10 different nitrogen strategies consisting of a number products, rates and timings to determine the optimal strategy
for the site and season.

To control weeds without compromising crop yield.

The canola variety trial at Mininera compares a number of commercially available Triazine Tolerant, Clearfield and Conventional canola varieties.

The canola variety trial at Inverleigh compares a number of commercially available Triazine Tolerant and Clearfield canola varieties.

This trial compared 10 different nitrogen strategies consisting of a number products, rate and timings to determine the optimal strategy
for the site and season.

This trial compared 10 nitrogen strategies to determine the optimum yield for the site and season.

• Which dual purpose varieties respond to Gippsland’s climatic conditions?
• Which new varieties may have commercialization potential?
• Which varieties are best suited to forage and feed grain production?

The aims of this trial were to:
• Compare early sown dual purpose wheat, barley, triticale and oat varieties for DM production, feed quality, recovery from grazing and grain yield.
• Compare DM and feed quality of cereals with a tetraploid annual ryegrass used for over-winter grazing prior to seed production.
• Assess the potential of canola for grazing and grain production.

To evaluate forage varieties in a cropping system. 

To compare several field pea and vetch varieties and triticale, oat and wheat varieties for dry matter production and feed value. A further trial examined optimal densities of field pea/cereal mixtures.
 

To evaluate sub clover varieties in a cropping system. 

The objective of this study was to evaluate existing and future wheat varieties for performance when sown early (March) without grazing.

Since these inoculants have not had widespread use, the aim in this study was to test these new delivery systems and their effect on nodulating grain legumes in a range of Australian soils.

This project assists farmers in adopting improved stubble management practices by comparing the performance of two stubble
systems – full incorporation and a no-till approach – to demonstrate the impacts of each system on soil health, water penetration and crop performance.

The key aims of this project have been to develop agronomic guidelines and seeding technology solutions which can allow for increased stubble retention practices, thereby reducing the dependence on burning.

• To investigate the benefits of specialty phosphorus products and liquid phophorus options in cereals.

The aim of this trial was to compare the long term effects of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality.

These trials aim to determine a yield and quality difference between oat varieties grown in the higher rainfall zone of Victoria.

Two current varieties of field peas and two current varieties of beans were trialled at the Inverleigh site.

To allow grain growers to assess the grain yields of released and upcoming wheat varieties under “with fungicide” and “without fungicide” management regimes.

To report on the Rural Finance wheat challenge for 2008.

• 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 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.

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

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

• 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 investigate the economical viability of trace nutrient (Zn) application.

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

To investigate biochar’s agronomic potential in field trials. 

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

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

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

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

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

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

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