GRDC Grains Research Update Walgett 2016

Walgett GRDC Grains Research Update Proceedings

Thursday 25th February 2016

Click on the title to read the relevant Update Paper.

• Farming systems for drought prone environments - Simon Fritsch (AgriPath) (No paper)
  
• Soil water and drivers of fallow efficiency - Brett Cocks and Tony Webster (CSIRO)
  
• Accurate and efficient measurement of soil water in dryland systems – grower experience replacing probes with EM38 - Byron Birch (Rimanui Farms)
  
• Fallow efficiency - what happens if stubble is concentrated in rows? - Greg Rummery (Greg Rummery Consulting) 
  
  • Stubble impact on fallow water efficiency in western zones 2014 and 2015 - Lawrie Price and Brendan Burton (NGA)
    
• Wheat row spacing, population and time of sowing research. Implications for future planting rig purchases and row spacings in western regions - Mick Brosnan (B&W Rural / Mungindi Cropping Group)
  
• Pushing pulse crop yield in north western NSW - Andrew Verrell (NSW DPI)
  
  • Is chickpea on chickpea worth it? - Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)
    
  • Chickpeas: What we learnt in 2015 and recommendations for 2016 - Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)
  • Phytophthora in chickpea varieties HER15 trial –resistance and yield loss - Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)
  • Chickpea Ascochyta: latest research on variability and implications for management - Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)
  • Effect of chickpea ascochyta on yield of current varieties and advanced breeding lines – the 2015 Tamworth trial VMP15 - Sean Bithell (NSW DPI)
• What is the role and fit for dual-purpose crops in low rainfall western grain growing regions? Mitigating seasonal risk and optimising profit - Lindsay Bell (CSIRO)
  
• Drought proofing management - rotations & farming methods to survive in a dry and variable climate - Panel session: Greg Rummery, Lindsay Bell, Simon Fritsch & Ken Stump
  
• Sowthistle glyphosate resistance survey findings. Overview of herbicide resistance testing options and costs - Annie Van der Meulen (DAF Qld)
  
• Long fallow disorder and VAM deficiency - implications for P and Zn nutrition in 2016 winter crops and tips for management (Via Videolink) Nikki Seymour (DAF Qld)