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Stored Grain Pests Identification
29.09.2010In a deregulated grain market, on-farm storage is now more popular then ever before. But finding insects crawling up the sides of your grain hopper while loading a truck is frustrating and costly to manage. Regular monitoring is the first step to
Region: National, North, South, West
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Update Paper
STEM RUST IN WHEAT - AN ISSUE FOR AWARENESS AND IDENTIFICATION
29.09.2010Take home messages  Changes in world stem rust situation.  Remain vigilant for this disease.  Fungicides are registered for the control of stem rust: spray at first sign of disease but be mindful of withholding periods. 
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Update Paper
STRIPE RUST REVIEWING 2009 - PREPARING FOR 2010
29.09.2010Take home message Economic stripe rust control will be based around the following factors: • Variety choice - learning from the good, the bad and the ugly from 2009 • Delaying disease onset – can we manage green bridge uncertainty •
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Update Paper
HARVEST OPTIONS FOR CANOLA WINDROWING TIMING, DIRECT HEADING,…
28.09.2010Take Home Message • Windrowing timing can have a significant impact on yield and profitability of canola • Windrowing timing had a limited effect on oil potential in canola in these trials • Direct heading is a viable option to harvest canola
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Update Paper
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON STRIPE RUST
28.09.2010Take home messages • Temperature dictates the rate at which stripe rust cycles in wheat leaves. • Optimum temperature range is between 12-20ºC, where stripe rust cycles quickest with a minimum cycle time between infection and pustule appearance
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Update Paper
HIGHER NITROGEN NUTRITION INCREASES THE SEVERITY OF STRIPE RUST
28.09.2010Take home message • Higher N nutrition increases the severity of stripe rust in susceptible wheat varieties. • Increased stripe rust severity does not appear related to increasing canopy size with additional N • N can affect stripe rust
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Update Paper
DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
28.09.2010Take home message • Performance of irrigation application systems is (still) well below their potential. • For sprinkler systems, inadequate design is a significant (but not the only) cause of this poor performance. • System evaluation and
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
CROWN ROT - WATER INTERACTION CRITICAL TO LOSSES
24.09.2010Take home messages • Moisture stress during grain-fill is the overriding factor that dictates the level of yield loss to crown rot. • Even under high infection levels the seasonal finish can result in between 3% (no moisture stress) to 55% yield
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Update Paper
IMPACT OF PLANT POPULATION ON CROWN ROT IN DURUM WHEAT
24.09.2010Take home message • Crown rot has the ability to reduce plant establishment by up to 30% in some durum varieties. • Tiller and head numbers are reduced in the presence of crown rot. • Plant population affects the proportion of tillers retained
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Update Paper
BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS WIDESPREAD IN NORTHERN NSW IN 2009
24.09.2010Take home message • Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) was widespread in northern NSW in 2009, especially on the Liverpool Plains and New England Tablelands. • BYDV was particularly prevalent in susceptible oat crops but was also identified in a