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Mirids in Mungbeans
12.12.2017Mirids are a major pest of mungbean crops, and are widespread throughout Australia. They are sucking insects that feed by piercing plant tissue. They have a preference for feeding on flowers, buds and young pods, causing these to abort, but will
Region: National
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Resistance Management Strategy For Diamondback Moth In Australian…
01.06.2017Canola can tolerate considerable leaf damage before causing yield loss, however severe infestations can cause complete defoliation and yield losses of up to 80 per cent in canola.
Region: National
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Update Paper
Alternative farm business models and funding options
02.03.2017• Bank debt in Australian agriculture has increased six-fold over the past two decades.• There is a disproportionately high number of farm businesses structured as partnerships compared to the rest of the economy. • To be attractive to
Region: National
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Update Paper
Making the hard decisions easier
02.03.2017• If something does not feel right about a decision, trust your ‘head, heart and gut’. Go back and check everything about it.• Decision making is a skill. It needs to be practised.
Region: National
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Tips and Tactics: Cereal Cyst Nematode, 2017
01.03.2017This Tips and Tactics focuses on Rotations and resistant varieties vital for controlling cereal cyst nematode (CCN).
Region: National
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Update Paper
Future opportunities for the Western Australian oat industry
27.02.2017Author: Robert Loughman (DPIRD) | Date: 27 Feb 2017. Key messages. Increasing regional demand for food quality oat grain in response to health awareness and changing diets in Asia and India has offset the declining international demand for feed oats.
Region: National
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Update Paper
Eleven years of narrow row spacing
21.02.2017• An 11 year study showed that narrow row spacing and harvest weed seed destruction (that is, residue burning each autumn) reduced annual ryegrass seed production.• Over 11 years, narrow row spacings had greater crop yield and reduced annual
Region: National, West
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Update Paper
Is Australian wheat still meeting the needs of South East Asian…
14.02.2017• Australian wheat is well regarded in many South East Asian (SEA) markets for its quality and suitability for a wide range of noodles; however, texture attributes and targets need to be better understood.• At present, Australia is unable to
Region: National
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Update Paper
Matching canola phenology to the environment
14.02.2017• Day degrees can describe the biological clock within crops.• Canola has a number of processes affecting development so simple day degree calculations do not describe all development processes.• Published days to flowering may not be relevant
Region: National, North, South, West
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Update Paper
What we know about Russian wheat aphid including lessons learnt…
14.02.2017• Russian wheat aphid (RWA) is a significant new pest of Australian cereal crops.• The known distribution of RWA is limited to parts of SA, VIC and NSW. The pest is considered notifiable in all other states and territories.• In winter and
Region: National