Goondiwindi Grains Research Update proceedings booklet (7 Mb PDF) 

Thursday 7th March 2017

Click on the title to read the relevant Update Paper.

General plenary session day 1

• Minimising risk of disease in 2017 chickpea crops (Kevin Moore, NSW DPI)
• Chickpea Ascochyta – Further evidence that varieties differ in reaction of pods (Kevin Moore, NSW DPI)
• Disease risk prediction for Phytophthora root rot of chickpeas: inoculum detection problems (Sean Bithell, NSW DPI)
• Spray application tips and tactics (Bill Gordon, Nufarm)

Cereal agronomy concurrent session

• Agronomic drivers of yield in rain-fed wheat - environment, management, variety and disease (Rick Graham, NSW DPI)
• A simple visual lodging risk guide to assist with decision making on Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) (Nick Poole, FAR Australia) 
• Plant growth regulators in barley 2015 and 2016 (Richard Daniel, NGA)

Nutrition concurrent session

• Nitrogen management in wheat 2016 – method, timing and variety (Richard Daniel, NGA)
• A summary of the economics of deep P nutrition trials in the northern grains region: where have current trials provided economic benefits? (James Hagan, DAF Qld)

“A bit of everything” concurrent session

• Groundcover and stubble type impact on fallow efficiency (Brendan Burton, NGA)
• Maize agronomy: managing climate risk in rainfed maize with multi cobbing hybrids (Daniel Rodriguez, QAAFI)
• Insect pest management research update 2017 (Melina Miles, DAF Qld)
• Russian wheat aphid – what do we know? (Ken Young, GRDC)

Disease concurrent session

• Barley disease yield loss response curves How much yield is lost in varieties with different levels of genetic resistance under different disease pressures? (Greg Platz, DAF Qld)
• Yellow leaf spot trials and the economics of spraying (Lislé Snyman, Greg Platz, Clayton Forknall, DAF Qld)
• Yellow spot of wheat: epidemiology studies and how they have helped us understand what we observe in the paddock (Jean Galloway, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia)
• Low levels of Fusarium head blight in 2016 – where did it come from and what does it mean? (Steven Simpfendorfer, NSW DPI)
• Evaluation of fungicide management strategies to control spot-form of net blotch in barley (Steven Simpfendorfer, NSW DPI) and Maurie Street (GOA)
• Seed treatments – Systiva^® performance in northern trials (Greg Platz, Lislé Snyman, Ryan Fowler, DAF Qld)
• Leaf rust in Compass(Lislé Snyman, Clayton Forknall and Greg Platz, DAF Qld)
• Increased levels of net form of net blotch in Commander and Shepherd (Ryan Fowler and Greg Platz, DAF Qld)
• Loose smut in 2016 (Greg Platz, Lislé Snyman and Ryan Fowler, DAF Qld)
• Scald and other wet season diseases - what did we learn in 2016? (Greg Platz, Lislé Snyman & Ryan Fowler, DAF Qld)

Weeds concurrent session

• Managing weeds in fencelines (Christopher Preston, Adelaide University)
• Wild oats: the challenge of managing this weed in the northern region cropping (Michael Walsh, Sydney University)
• New developments and understanding in resistance mechanisms and management (Christopher Preston, Adelaide University)

Canola, organic matter and faba bean concurrent session

• Managing canola diseases – blackleg and sclerotinia (Kurt Lindbeck , NSW DPI)
• Canola agronomy and fit in northern farming systems (Jeremy Whish, CSIRO)
• Faba bean disease management update (Joop van Leur, NSW DPI)
• Soil organic matter – maximising biomass is the key (Jayne Gentry, DAF Qld)

General plenary session day 2

• Can we refine planting dates further? (Matt Gardner, AMPS)
• New fungicides and disease management strategies for wheat and barley (Nick Poole, FAR Australia)
• Fungicide resistance in grain crops ‐ what’s happening and how should we respond? (Fran Lopez, Curtin University CCDM)