Factsheets
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Factsheet
Rotations
26.12.2009Good rotations – when do you need a break? The agronomic value of break crops needs to be considered across the whole rotation not just in respect to the year of production.
Region: National
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Factsheet
Wheat Curl Mite
26.11.2009A tiny mite that spreads wheat streak mosaic virus Management of host plants over summer and autumn is the main tool in controlling wheat curl mite, the carrier of wheat streak mosaic virus, a disease which may cause up to 100 per cent yield loss
Region: National, North, South, West
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Update Paper
Roundup Ready - Canola and Glyphosate Resistance
26.11.2009Take home message • Roundup Ready canola used unwisely could increase selection for glyphosate resistance in weeds. • Reducing the risk of glyphosate resistance requires action in the rest of the rotation. • The double knockdown needs to be
Region: North
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Update Paper
Increasing Yield of Irrigated Wheat in Queensland and Northern NSW
26.11.2009Take home message • Irrigation farmers sowed a record area of irrigated wheat between western NSW and central Queensland in 2008. Much of the crop lodged and average yields were well below the potential of 8-10 t/ha. • In the short term growers
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
Aphids in Barley 2008 - Impact and Management
26.11.2009Take home messages • High levels of aphid pressure (~35-95 aphids/tiller in Untreated) occurred naturally in all four trials • Untreated aphid numbers rapidly built up from early September but also rapidly declined ~3-4 weeks later • Seed
Region: North, National, South, West
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Update Paper
Chloride Deficiency in Wheat
20.11.2009Take home message • Chloride deficiency causes leaf spotting similar to that observed in several paddocks of durum grown in northwest NSW in 2007 and 2008. • Initial field trials did not respond to added chloride fertiliser, probably because the
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
Canopy Management - Principles and Economics
13.11.2009Take home message • Canopy management by delaying or splitting N significantly increased yield in 2008 under optimal conditions. In previous years the application of N at early stem elongation maintained yields equivalent to when N was applied in
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
Market Development for New Barley Varieties
06.11.2009The decision for a maltster or brewer to take on a new ingredient (i.e. raw malting barley or processed malt different to what they have been regularly purchasing) in their manufacturing business is an extremely serious decision.
Region: North
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Update Paper
Integrated Weed Management and the Implicatioons of Herbicide…
03.11.2009Take home message GM crops offer growers higher yields and returns but farmers can’t relax about weed management. Herbicide tolerant GM crops need to be part of a much wider integrated weed management system and does not replace it.
Region: North
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Update Paper
Impact of Sowing Date on Crown Rot Losses
02.11.2009Take home message • Sowing date had the largest impact on final crop yield followed by variety choice. Both of these far outweighed the crown rot effect • Percentage yield loss to crown rot in three bread wheat varieties was similar across 3
Region: North