GRDC Grains Research Update Condamine 2017

Condamine Grains Research Update proceedings booklet (7 Mb PDF)

Thursday 9th March 2017

Click on the title to read the relevant Update Paper.

• High crown rot risk and should growers plant barley or wheat in northern NSW and southern Queensland (Steven Simpfendorfer, NSW DPI)
• Crown rot yield loss response curves (Clayton Forknall, DAF Qld)
• Cereal leaf disease update (Lislé Snyman, DAF QLD) 
  • Seed treatments – Systiva^® performance in northern trials (Greg Platz, Lislé Snyman, Ryan Fowler, DAF Qld)
  • Evaluation of fungicide management strategies to control spot-form of net blotch in barley (Steven Simpfendorfer and Maurie Street)
  • Leaf rust in Compass (Lislé Snyman, Clayton Forknall and Greg Platz, DAF Qld)
  • Increased levels of net form of net blotch in Commander and Shepherd (Ryan Fowler and Greg Platz, DAF Qld)
  • Loose smut in 2016 (Greg Platz, Lislé Snyman and Ryan Fowler, DAF Qld)
  • Scald and other wet season diseases - what did we learn in 2016? (Greg Platz, Lislé Snyman & Ryan Fowler, DAF Qld)
  • Yellow leaf spot trials and the economics of spraying (Lislé Snyman, Greg Platz, Clayton Forknall, DAF Qld)
• Chickpea and faba bean disease update. (Kevin Moore, NSW DPI)
  • Further evidence that chickpea varieties differ in reaction of pods to Ascochyta
  • Minimising risk of disease in 2017 chickpea crops
  • Faba bean disease management update
• Nitrogen timing and placement (Richard Daniel, NGA)
• Variety specific agronomy package research program (Andrew Erbacher, DAF QLD)
• Soil water, stubble and fallow management(Brendan Burton, NGA)
• Fallow management – managing problem grass weeds and glyphosate resistant sow thistle (Richard Daniel, NGA)
• Weed management in chickpeas - options for harder to manage weeds (Richard Daniel, NGA & Mark Congreve, ICAN)
• Boom setups and use for different types of spray jobs (Bill Gordon, Nufarm)