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The current and potential costs from diseases of wheat in Australia
10.11.2010Gordon Murray and John Brennan Overall, wheat diseases have the potential to cause very significant costs for farmers. Measures to overcome those potential costs, including varietal choice, cultural practices, crop rotations and the use of fungicides
Region: National
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Factsheet
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
WHEAT STREAK MOSAIC VIRUS ISSUES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NSW IN…
24.09.2010Take home message • Wheat curl mites were identified to have spread significant levels of wheat streak mosaic virus into at least four wheat crops in central NSW in 2009 causing considerable crop losses. • A low level of seed-borne WSMV was also
Region: South
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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