New research into Nitrogen applications as part of the Tactical Wheat Agronomy for the West project could challenge the way the industry thinks about what determines the timing of N applications.

The research project, a WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and GRDC investment, involved trials across Western Australia’s wheatbelt and revealed a key influencer of wheat yield, quality and protein level, is environment.

Contact

Dr Dion Nicol  | Wheat agronomist and physiologist
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
t +61 (0)8 9081 3115 | m +61 (0)429 686 316 | w dpird.wa.gov.au

Resources

• Research prompts nitrogen rethink for barley