Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
Year | Trial site |
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Can kikuyu improve soil organic carbon levels on Kangaroo Island?To investigate whether kikuyu improve soil organic carbon levels on Kangaroo Island. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Kangaroo Island SA |
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Growing topsoil: is is possible?To investigate the questions:
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2010 | SA |
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Herbicide resistance levels on Kangaroo Island in 2009To identify patterns of herbicide resistance levels on Kangaroo Island in 2009. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Improved perennial pastures for Kangaroo Island: an update
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2010 | Playford Hwy SA |
Research organisaton
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Improving the tolerance of lucerne to soil acidity
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2010 | Cygnet RIver |
Research organisaton
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Kikuyu pastures: do they pay?To investigate the question of whether kikuyu pastures pay. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2010 | Parndana SA |
Research organisaton
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Kikuyu pastures: the quality and quantityTo investigate the quality and quantity of kikuyu pastures. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Hundred of Duncan SA |
Research organisaton
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Liquid lime versus dry lime: the final updateTo investigate a new product on the market - liquid lime- that is being advertised as being faster and more effective than bulk lime. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2010 | Kangaroo Island SA |
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Pasture cropping: can you have your cake and eat it too?To investigate the idea of Pasture Cropping (PC), which involves seeding a crop into an existing summer-active pasture stand without killing the pasture. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2010 | Stokes Bay Road |
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Pea inoculum trial
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Seddon SA |
Research organisaton
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Waterlogging trial
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Seddon SA |
Research organisaton
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Wheat variety trial
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
GRDC |
2010 | Birchmore SA |
Research organisaton
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Agronomic adaptions to a changing climateTo trial and demonstrate two possible agronomic adaptations to a changing climate:
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Birchip Cropping Group
CSIRO GRDC |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
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Alternative winter pasturesTo compare the production of different winter pastures and their recovery from grazing. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC Mallee CMA |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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BCG marketing challenge - barleyTo increase the awareness of grain marketing tools available to grain growers and to demonstrate how they can be utilised. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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BCG marketing challenge - wheatTo increase the awareness of grain marketing tools available to grain growers and to demonstrate how they can be utilised. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops for the MalleeTo identify low-risk, profitable break crops for the mallee regions and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Break crops pay in the MalleeTo identify low risk, profitable break crops and end-uses for the Mallee region, and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Brome grass behaviour and management in the Victorian MalleeTo investigate the germination behaviour and seed dormancy of brome grass populations from the Victorian mallee and provide information on control. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Manangatang VIC |
Research organisaton
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Canola varietiesTo test canola varieties to provide growers with alternative options for controlling weeds. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Cereal cultivars can vary in tolerance to herbicidesTo characterise wheat and barley cultivar sensitivities to commonly used herbicides and tank mixes over several growing seasons and highlight potential yield losses resulting from in-corp herbicide use. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Changes in herbicide resistance in western VictoriaTo determine the level of herbicide resistance to selective in-crop herbicides in annual ryegrass across western Victoria using random weed surveys. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Horsham VIC |
Research organisaton
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Chickpea varietiesTo identify Desi and Kabuli chickpea breeding lines with improved adaptation and yield in the Wimmera and Mallee region. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Conserving moisture during summerTo quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect available soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Cross reference of previous trial results 2005 to 2010To provide information on cross reference of previous trial results 2005 – 2010. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Birchip VIC |
Research organisaton
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Direct heading versus windrowingTo identify the yield penalty associated with direct heading oilseeds as compared with windrowing, and whether Desikote Max and Reglone negate any losses. |
Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Farmer experiences with grazing cereals
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Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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Farming Systems TrialTo compare the yields of crops in the southern Mallee under various farming systmes in 2010. |
Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members |
2010 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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Fence-line weeds and glyphosate resistanceTo identify weed species that pose the greatest threats to agricultural produciton if incursion an dispersal is allowed to occur from roadsides and fence-lines into farmed land. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Sea Lake VIC |
Research organisaton
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Fertiliser management on continuous cereal paddocks
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Birchip Cropping Group
DEPIVic GRDC |
2010 | Ouyen VIC |
Research organisaton
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Forage shrubs for alternative grazing systemsTo evaluate a range of forage shrubs in the Victorian Mallee environment in terms of plant survival, canopy development, health, edible biomass, seedling recruitment and performance under grazing. |
Birchip Cropping Group
DEPIVic GRDC Mallee CMA |
2010 | Walpeup VIC |
Research organisaton
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Grain & Graze demonstrationTo comare the dry matter production available for forage and plant recovery after grazing of the forage barley variety Moby with that of Hindmarsh barley and Correll wheat. |
Birchip Cropping Group
MLA |
2010 | Nullawil VIC |
Research organisaton
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Grazing cereals in the Victorian MalleeTo evaluate the suitability of different wheat and barley cultivars for both grazing and grain production, when sown as part of a the normal cropping program in low rainfall zones of western Victoria. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Improving farmer capacity to manage profitability and riskTo evaluate adaptive farm systems using a case study farm and then to develop simple approaches which farmers can use to help their decision making, especially in the fact of continuing uncertain seasons and profit margins. |
Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members GRDC |
2010 | Birchip VIC |
Research organisaton
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Integrated pest management (IPM)To give farmers a better understanding of the different pest management tools available and identify which work best in certain circumstances. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Charlton VIC |
Research organisaton
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Integrated weed management for ryegrass controlTo determine the effectiveness of weed seed set control strategies in driving down the seedbank without reducing yields in cereal-intensive cropping systems. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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Lentil varietiesTo provide information about lentil varieties grown in 2010. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Long-term phosphorus (P) 2010 reportTo assess the long-term impat of a rnage of P fertiliser rates on crop yield and economic returns. |
Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members |
2010 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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Long-term phosphorus (P) trial and evaluation of the DGT soil phosphorus testTo assess the long-term impact of a range of P fertiliser rates on crop yield and economic returns |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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Management of spot form of net blotch in barley using foliar fungicides |
Birchip Cropping Group
DEPIVic GRDC |
2010 | Lubeck VIC |
Research organisaton
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Native pasture croppingTo develop a regionally viable farming system which incroporates the establishment of native perennial pastures, cropping into native pasture adn rotational grazing of the pasture and stubble. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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Nitrogen management in barley
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Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Lubeck VIC |
Research organisaton
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Scald management in barley
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Birchip Cropping Group
DEPIVic GRDC |
2010 | Lubeck VIC |
Research organisaton
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Seed treatmentsTo compare different seed treatments in wheat for protection against disease and cost effectiveness. |
Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Selection of canola lines for low rainfall environment in south eastern AustraliaTo compare early lines of canola for selection in the districts located around Minnipa (SA), Walpeup (Vic) and Condobolin (NSW). |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Condobolin NSW |
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Sowing rates for different canolasTo investigate the effect of sowing rate on yield of hybrid canola varieties compared with open pollinated varieties. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Stem rust control in wheatTo evaluate the efficacy of different foliar fungicides against stem rust in wheat. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Quambatook VIC |
Research organisaton
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Stripe rust management in wheatTo investigate the feasability of using a low cost 'one-shot' option for the management of stripe rust in a Mallee environment. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Sulphur and zinc responses in wheatTo measure wheat responses to sulfur and zinc fertiliser when applied in addition to nitrogen and phosphorus. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mosaic |
2010 | Woomelang VIC |
Research organisaton
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The importance of summer weed controlTo measure the loss of soil water attributed to summer weeds and to quantify the impact of summer weeds on lost production. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2010 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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