2011 trials

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Improving water use efficiency

To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by continuing with trials established at 4 sites in 2008 on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2011
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Improving water use efficiency – reducing soil evaporation

To use a thick layer of cereal straw maintained within the growing season to focus on reducing the amount of moisture lost to soil evaporation.

Hart Field Site Group
GRDC
2011
Research organisaton
Long-term stubble retention and reduced tillage - Spalding

To investigate the long term effects of different approaches to sustainable farming, especially in relation to soil moisture and soil quality.

Hart Field Site Group
2011
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Boosting summer kikuyu growth with nitrogen fertilisers
  • To investigate the effects of nitrogen fertiliser application to established kikuyu stands.
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2011 Angle Pole Road
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Wheat variety response to P on grey calcareous soil

To explore the variation of PUE among varieties of wheat across a range of seasons in order to provide farmers with better knowledge of their current varieties.

SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
GRDC
2011 Nunjikompita
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Increasing kikuyu production in winter
  • To test ProGibb SG for the potential to increase kikuyu production in winter.
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2011 Stokes Bay Road
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Pasture cropping: peas and kikuyu a great mix
  • To investigate posture cropping - involving seeding an annual winter active species (peas) into an existing summer-active perennial pasture stand (kikuyu).
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2011 Stokes Bay Road
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Herbicide tolerance, Wanilla (Lower Eyre Peninsula), Tooligie (Upper Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
  • To determine the crop safety of applying metribuzin herbicide to commercial lupin varieties.
Southern Pulse Agronomy
DPIVic GRDC SARDI
2011 Tooligie
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Increasing on-farm adoption of broadleaf species in crop sequences to improve grain production and profitability

To explore whether the nitrogen (N) benefits to subsequent cereals from the break crops, and savings from weed control, could offset the loss of income from break crops in the longer term. 

Department of Primary Industries NSW
DPI NSW GRDC
2011 Wagga Wagga ACT
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Responsiveness of wheat and barley varieties to crown rot in southern NSW

In this series of experiments, we have quantified the extent of yield loss displayed in a number of commonly grown winter cereal varieties in southern New South Wales across four years.
 

Department of Primary Industries NSW
DPI NSW GRDC
2011 Wagga Wagga ACT
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Botrytis Seedling Blight Control in Chickpeas - Bellata

To evaluate fungicide seed treatments for the control of seed transmitted Botrytis seedling blight in chickpeas.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Bellata NSW
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Faba bean Disease Management - Bellata

To compare disease development and crop yield resulting from different fungicide management strategies in faba bean.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Bellata NSW
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Wheat Harvest Aids - Bellata

To evaluate the impact of DesiKote in reducing weather damage in wheat.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Bellata NSW
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Yellow Spot Management - Bellata

To evaluate fungicide managment strategies for the control of yellow spot and the impact on wheat yield and grain quality.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Bellata NSW
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Yellow Spot Management - Bellata

To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of yellow spot and the impact on wheat yield and grain quality.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Bellata NSW
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Canola Harvest Aids - Blackville

To evaluate the impact of harvest aid products in reducing shattering losses in canola.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Blackville NSW
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Resdiual Fleabane Control in Wheat - Croppa Creek

To evaluate the impact of residual herbicide strategies in winter cereals for fleabane management in the spring and summer.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Bullarah NSW
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Herbicide Crop Safety in Mungbean - Colly Blue

To screen herbicides for crop safety in mungbeans.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Colly Blue NSW
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Selection of canola lines for low rainfall environments in south eastern Australia

To identify early generation lines of canola and mustard which are well suited to low rainfall environments.

Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC
2011 Condobolin NSW
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Sowing dates - getting the best from our varieties and optimising whole-farm wheat yield

To see how slow maturing wheats sown early into stored water yielded in comparison to mid-fast varieties sown during the usual sowing window.

FarmLink Research
DAFF VIC GRDC
2011 Condobolin NSW
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Evaluating nitrogen rates using precision agriculture

To investigate various rates of liquid and granular nitrogen on wheat protein using precision agriculture tools.

Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Coolamon NSW
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Performance of canola under no-till full stubble retention (NTSR) using different drill opener and row spacings at Coreen

To evaluate the performance of different drill openers at a range or row spacings in canola following wheat to improve water use efficiency (WUE) in no-till cropping and stubble retention systems in spatially and temporally variable conditions in the Riverine Plains.

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2011 Coreen NSW
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Performance of second wheat under no-till full stubble retention (NTSR) using different drill opener and row spacings at Coreen

To evaluate the performance of different drill openers at a range or row spacings for second wheat (wheat on wheat) following canola to improve water use efficiency (WUE) in no-till cropping and stubble retention systems in spatially and temporally variable conditions in the Riverine Plains.

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2011 Coreen NSW
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Barley leaf rust management - North Star

To evaluate fungicide management strategies for the control of leaf rust in barley and the impact on yield and grain quality.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Croppa Creek NSW
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Residual Fleabane Control in Wheat - Bullarah

To evaluate the impact of residual herbicide strategies in winter cereals for fleabane management in the spring and summer.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Croppa Creek NSW
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Rhizobial inoculation can boost crop performance
Riverine Plains
2011 Culcairn NSW
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Rhizobial inoculation can boost crop performance
Riverine Plains
2011 Culcairn NSW
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Management of soilborne Rhizoctonia disease risk in cropping systems

A series of multi-year field trials were conducted at sites in SA, Victoria and NSW to determine key soil, environment and management factors influencing the pathogen dynamics and disease impact in cereal crops.

Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.
2011 Galong NSW
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Botrytis Seedling Blight Control in Chickpeas - Gunnedah

To evaluate fungicide seed treatments for the control of seed transmitted Botrytis seedling blight in chickpeas.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Gunnedah NSW
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Crown Rot Foliar Fungicides - Gunnedah

To evalute the impact of foliar fungicides on crown rot disease levels, crop yield and grain quality.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Gunnedah NSW
Research organisaton
The strategic use of tillage within conservation farming - Harden

To answer the question, 'How much damage is done to soil by occasional tillage, strategically applied, in an otherwise direct drilled system?'.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2011 Harden NSW
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Do the rotational benefits of break crops improve the profitability of subsequent cereal crops?

To determine whether rotational benefits of break crops improve the profitabiliyt of first wheat after break crops.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2011 Junee Reefs NSW
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Variable rate nitrogen
  • To compare the effects of nitrogen on cereal crop yield and protein levels.
  • To compare the performance of variable rate nitorgen applications to determine profitable future rate applications.
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Nyngan NSW
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Assessing the effect of varying P and seeding rates and N rich strips
  • To compare the effects of variable rate P and seeding rate on the yield of wheat.
  • To assess if remote sensing using a Crop Circle and/or satellite maps can determine if there are difference between the treatments.
  • To assess if N rich stripes and remote sensing using NDVI and satellite map can be used as an aid to better assess the requirement for N in crop.
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Rand NSW
Research organisaton
Demonstration: assessing the effects of variable rate nitrogen

To compare the effects of using variable rate N in crop on the yield of crops in the Rand area. To determine if N rich strips and satellite maps could be used to better determine the need for N in crop.

Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Rand NSW
Research organisaton
Demonstration: can satellite maps be used for monitoring in season nitrogen requirements

To compare the effects of using variable rate N and P on the yield of wheat and to determine if PA monitoring using satellite maps could be used to determine the need for N at or near growth stage Z31.

Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Rand NSW
Research organisaton
Precision agriculture demonstrations on sowing and fertiliser rates at Allendale, Rand

To compare the effects of using variable rates of nitrogen and phophorus on wheat yield.

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2011 Rand NSW
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Precision agriculture demonstrations on sowing and fertiliser rates at Bogandillan, Rand
To compare the effects of variable phophorus and sowing rates on the wheat yields. To assess if remote sensing, using Crop Circle normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) could be used to better assess in-crop nitorgen requirements.
Riverine Plains
GRDC
2011 Rand NSW
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Precision agriculture demonstrations on variable rate applications of nitrogen fertiliser at Green Park, Rand

To assess the effect of using variable nitrogen rates on crop yields. To determine if nitrogen-rich strips can be used to better determine the need for in-crop nitrogen.

Riverine Plains
GRDC
2011 Rand NSW
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Chicken manure

To economically, increase cereal crop yields on poor performing sand rises incorporating chicken manure at sowing in the in cropping paddocks.

Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Rankin Springs NSW
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Sheep and no-till: no worries!

To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2011 Temora NSW
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Sheep and no-till: no worries!

To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2011 Temora NSW
Research organisaton
Variable rate lime

To investigate the impact of variable rate lime applications on dry matter production and yields after assessment with PA technologies.

Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
GRDC
2011 Temora NSW
Research organisaton
Botrytis Seedling Blight Control in Chickpeas - Tulloona

To evaluate fungicide seed treatments for the control of seed transmitted Botrytis seedling blight in chickpeas.

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Tulloona NSW
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Comparing the profitability of break crops with cereals. Are there trade offs between break crops and different end uses?

To compare the productivity and relative profitability of various low input/low risk cropping options with alternative high input/high risk, but potentially higher return crops.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2011 Wagga Wagga NSW
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Sowing time x impact dressed fertiliser, H-MRZ (Wagga Wagga), NSW
  • To compare early and late sown commercial and advanced varieties of field pea in an eastern
    cropping environment of southern NSW and to evaluate ImpactIn-Furrow fertiliser to assist in
    disease control.
Southern Pulse Agronomy
DPI NSW DPIVic GRDC SARDI
2011 Wagga Wagga NSW
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Sowing time x plant population, H-MRZ, Wagga Wagga, NSW
  • To test the yield response of six chickpea varieties across 2 different sowing times (TOS) and three targeted plant populations in southern NSW.
Southern Pulse Agronomy
DPI NSW DPIVic GRDC SARDI
2011 Wagga Wagga NSW
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Sowing time x plant population, HMRZ (Wagga Wagga), NSW
  • To investigate effects of sowing date on the grain yield of four faba bean cultivars.
  • To investigate effects of fungicides on yield, both fertilizer augmented and foliar applied.
Southern Pulse Agronomy
DPI NSW DPIVic GRDC SARDI
2011 Wagga Wagga NSW
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Sowing time, H-MRZ Wagga Wagga, NSW
  • To maximise yield of new lentil varieties through the identification of optimum variety and sowing dates.
Southern Pulse Agronomy
DPIVic GRDC SARDI
2011 Wagga Wagga NSW
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Pratylenchus thornei Impacts on Winter Crop Varieties - Weemelah

To evaluate the impact of Pratylenchus thornei (root-lesion nematode) on yield and grain quality of key winter crops together with the impact of crop or variety choice on nematode populations. Faba Beans

Northern Grower Alliance
GRDC
2011 Weemelah NSW
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