2021 Bendigo GRDC Grains Research Update proceedings
2021 Bendigo GRDC Grains Research Update proceedings
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24th Feb 2021 to 25th Feb 2021Update Event
Bendigo, VIC
Sponsored by GRDC: GRDC Grains Research Update Bendigo
GRDC Grains Research Update Bendigo
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Presented at GRDC Grains Research Update Bendigo
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• Regardless of your choice of tool for harvest weed seed control (HWSC), it will only deal with the weed seeds that enter the front of the harvester. • The amount of weed seeds that enter the header front depends on the season, the weed phenology and crop growth, and weed competition. • Chaff lining is an entry point into HWSC. • Chaff decking is ...
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• The incidence of some pests varies dramatically from year to year; the reports of large infestations of native species of armyworms were very prominent in 2020. • Drought breaking rains, mild winter temperatures and even changing cropping practices may have contributed to the outbreak of armyworms. The recent arrival of fall armyworm in Australia...
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• Hyper yielding crops (HYC) research centres provide detailed small plot research on appropriate cultivars for the region/site location and include nutrition, canopy and disease management strategies. • Small, local ‘Innovation groups’ have been established in the five states nationally and are being run by project officers from local farming syst...
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• Long-term trials throughout south eastern (SE) Australia indicate plant-based manures improved grain yields by an average of 19%. Animal manures improved yields by an average of 26% but can also produce negative effects with a trend for the residual benefits to be shorter-lasting than for plant-based amendments. • Responses to amelioration are s...
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• Faba bean production has grown significantly in Victoria due to improved grower confidence with agronomy and varieties, which deliver profitable returns for the whole farming system. • For commonly used varieties, sowing in April optimises grain yield in all rainfall zones across varying seasons, even in higher biomass production areas of the hig...
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• Selecting a more resistant variety will reduce grain yield losses caused by disease. • The faba bean, PBA Amberley will require fungicide application to prevent grain yield losses. • Fungicide strategies incorporating newer fungicide actives are providing equal or better disease control than older actives in faba bean and chickpea. • Applying fun...
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• Proactive disease management that combines options (such as variety selection, paddock selection and appropriate fungicide use) provides proven sustainable and economic control of cereal diseases. • Stripe rust is likely to be important during 2021 especially where summer rain supports disease carry over. Field experiments found the new StripeRus...
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• China’s 80% tariffs on Australian barley exports stops an annual trade flow worth $A1.2 billion. • Prior to the tariffs, China was Australia’s largest destination market for barley exports accounting for around 58% of Australian barley exports. • Estimated cost to industry is $2.5 billion over the initial five-year period of the tariffs. • The Au...
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• It is well known that stocks of soil organic carbon have declined in many Australian agricultural systems, including dryland grains production. • This loss of carbon (C) has also resulted in a significant reduction in soil nutrient stocks, particularly nitrogen (N), that supply a significant proportion of a crop’s nutrition. • Rebuilding soil C a...