GRDC Grains Research Update Wagga Wagga
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The GRDC Updates deliver research direct to growers, agronomists and industry. This year the Updates will offer information from the latest research and development from short- and medium term investments that address on-farm priority issues from farming systems, agronomy, soils, weeds to pests and diseases.
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During 2017, weather models performed satisfactorily at predicting the weather despite the early El Niño prediction being wrong. • Half of the models surveyed had drier predictions across the season for southern NSW. • Modern computer climate models look at much more than just El Niño and La Niña when making their predictions....
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Australian grain growers lead the world in their ability to produce crops in climatically restrictive environments. • An efficient method to quantify plant available water will add value to current precision agriculture (PA) techniques by allowing growers to match production inputs and expectations with reality. • The Internet Of Things (IOT) in ag...
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Mid-row banding (MRB) of urea at sowing provided a higher yield and profit response than all other N application methods other than incorporated by sowing (IBS). • Nitrogen requirements based on targeting 13% protein ranged from 51 to 58kg N/t/ha for all methods of N application and were lowest for MRB (51kg N/t/ha). • Urea incorporated by sowing (...
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Increasing herbicide resistance, together with no new modes of herbicide action, are contributing to a ‘perfect storm’ in grain growers’ ongoing battle against weeds. • The aim is to develop weed-competitive wheats to integrate with new and existing integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, thereby adding another option to the grower’s weed cont...
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In 2017, blackleg leaf infection and resultant crown canker severity was low due to dry conditions in May and June during early seedling growth. Susceptible cultivars still had some level of disease but were well protected by fungicides applied at sowing which were highly effective due to the lower disease pressure. Application of foliar fungicides...
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High grain yields can be achieved from a range of genotype x sowing date combinations with wheat, however there is variation in genotype responses across environments in southern NSW. • Whilst flowering time is important in maximising grain yield potential, pre-flowering phases can have a significant influence on grain yields....
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The GRDC project aims to identify wheat cultivars with high grain yields in sodic soils and to determine the plant traits contributing to this yield. • Significant genotypic variation in yield of wheat varieties was found when grown under multiple soil constraints over three seasons. • Parallel screening of multiple stresses, rapid field-based phe...
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Sandy soils represent a large part of the cropping region in South Western NSW, and have been traditionally poorer performing areas within the overall cropping program of most farms. • With GRDC investment, recent research has shown the measured benefit of chicken manure, strategic cultivation/spading/ripping, choosing the right variety, increasing...
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The target flowering date for barley sown in central west NSW is the last week of August to the first week of September. • La Trobe and Compass are responsive to nitrogen (N) fertiliser provided sufficient rainfall occurs during the grain filling period. • New barley varieties provide improved yield potential if there is adequate rainfall, however ...
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