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Eyespot in wheat fact sheet
15.11.2013Eyespot in medium and high rainfall zones: Eyespot is a fungal disease that occurs in areas with prolonged cool and damp conditions and yield losses can range from minor to extreme, depending on the amount of lodging in the crop.
Region: North, South
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Direct heading canola fact sheet
04.11.2013Early planning key to direct heading: Many grain growers fear that direct heading canola is risky and that high shattering losses are inevitable. But with improved management and timing of harvest operations, it is increasingly being considered as a
Region: North, South
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European Earwigs Fact Sheet
01.11.2013Earwigs in the medium and high rainfall zones: European earwigs have emerged as a pest of increasing significance in the past five to ten years as a result of changes in farming practices.
Region: North, South
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Millipedes and Slaters Fact Sheet
01.11.2013Millipedes and slaters in no-till systems: The black Portuguese millipede is emerging as a sporadic but damaging pest of broadacre agriculture, particularly canola, while high populations of slaters have damaged some crops in recent years.
Region: North, South
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Sorghum midge economic thresholds
11.10.2013Sorghum midge is a widespread insect pest that breeds in sorghum, and costs from residual losses and uncontrolled damage have been estimated at $10 million annually in Australia.This fact sheet describes how growers can use the calculator to manage
Region: North
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Manuring of Pulse Crops
24.09.2013Managing brown manure crops in southern NSW: Brown manuring of pulse crops is becoming an increasingly popular tool for weed management, particularly where there is herbicide resistance, and for boosting reserves of soil nitrogen for use by
Region: South, North
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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus
11.09.2013Management Tips to Avoid Yield Penalties: Growers in high rainfall zones should be proactive and develop a Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) management plan which includes crop monitoring, green bridge management, foliar pesticide sprays and
Region: North, South
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Flaxleaf fleabane
02.09.2013Flaxleaf fleabane is a major weed of the northern cropping region and an emerging problem in the south and west. It is difficult to kill, particularly when mature. However, if a range of control tactics and vigilant monitoring is used, successful
Region: North, South, West
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Feathertop Rhodes grass
02.09.2013Over the past two decades, feathertop Rhodes grass has gone from being a minor cropping weed to a major problem for northern – and now some southern – growers. However, with an integrated weed management approach, effective control is possible.
Region: North, South, West
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Plant Available Nitrogen
21.08.2013Maximising nitrogen availability to crops:Nitrogen is vital to crop growth but it is mostly present in soil in an organic form that plants cannot take up. When it exists in an inorganic form, it can be lost from the soil to the atmosphere or leached
Region: South, North