Samples were taken from across South Australia to assess for the absence or presence of insects and dermestids, including Khapra beetle.
The samples to be used to create better resources to aid in greater diagnostic capability of Khapra beetle.
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Samples were taken from across South Australia to assess for the absence or presence of insects and dermestids, including Khapra beetle.
The samples to be used to create better resources to aid in greater diagnostic capability of Khapra beetle.
A forum was held to increase the understanding of research and development projects and activities carried out by South Australia’s farming groups, as well as sharing resources and knowledge between farming groups, industry and government representatives.
Providing farming systems groups and growers access to real-time weather and crop data at monitoring sites in Riverton, Bute, Hart and Booleroo Centre.
The efficacy of burning treatments on different weed species was investigated by exposing weed seeds to high temperatures for varying durations.
Making factsheets and a poster on precision agriculture topics to disseminate to growers.
Five Ladies on the Land Upskilling Women Workshops were held featuring a range of speakers and topics.
A full-day expo was held in Booleroo Centre including a range of presentations and a visit to soil pits.
The SAGIT-AGT heat stress chamber was used to study the heat stress tolerance of 31 durum breeding lines, along with commercial durum varieties and bread wheats for comparison.
The trial identified suitable parents for future breeding, which may lead to the development of new heat tolerant durum varieties 8-10 years from now.