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Soil water and temperature thresholds for early wheat establishment (CSI219)
Improving climate resilience and creating a longer sowing window through early sowing of long-coleoptile wheat varieties.
Further development of crown rot resistance in durums (S517)
Developing crown rot resistance into well-adapted, high yielding durums with good quality characteristics.
Optimisation of Seed Terminator settings in the South Australian context (TC117)
Weed kill efficacy over a range of mill settings and power consumption of the Seed Terminator measured.
Investigating the accuracy of plant traits measured using drones (UA318)
Assesses the ability of drones with RGB cameras to gather accurate data on crop growth.
Use of drones to non-destructively assess wheat varieties (UA217)
Less destructive and labour-intensive methods are needed to gather data on crops in large scale field trials.
Strategies to enhance the value of On-Farm grain storage in South Australia (USA219T)
Developing a successful stored grain ecosystem model with input from engineers and scientists.
Grains research internships (S1513 and S916)
Full year research traineeship placement in SARDI for graduates and work experience opportunities.
Development of Wheat Population using Speed Breeding for Salinity Tolerance (UA317)
Develop a wheat mapping population created specifically for salinity tolerance.
Upskilling the women of the Upper North to be future ready, productive farmers (UNFS118G)
A series of workshops to help women in the Upper North be more informed and effective partners in their farm businesses.
Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems Summary 2016-2018 (EP116)
The Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems Summary (EPFSS) was produced and distributed for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Time of Sowing Influence on Phosphorous requirements and soil testing (AS216)
Investigated how time of sowing influences how much phosphorus is needed by plants and the effect of phosphorus inputs.
More than Gumboots and Tractors Careers Advisers Event (AC118)
Careers advisers were shown the diversity, importance and relevance of grain industry careers.
Increasing lentil productivity on dune and swale soils (TC116)
Identifies constraints to lentil productivity on dune and swale soils of the Yorke Peninsula.
Economics of High Phosphorous Rates on Pulses (AS118)
Field trials on phosphorus-deficient soils with various P application rates to find the highest gross margin scenario.
Optimising Legume Inoculation for dry sowing (S716)
Tested inoculant group, formulation, rate and timing under dry sowing conditions.
MacKillop Farm Management Group Annual Trial Results book (MFM118)
Providing growers with accurate and timely information to make informed decisions.
Efficiency of Fertiliser N products on calcareous and sandy soil types (AS317)
Assessing different nitrogen fertiliser products in delivering plant available N to wheat on calcareous and lighter soils.
Drivers of Flowering Time in Durum (S518)
Research aimed to identify the optimal sowing and flowering times of durum in SA.
High Rainfall Zone Canola Variable Rate Nitrogen (VRN) Project (ELD118)
Investigating the accuracy of NDVI and NDRE in detecting canola response to nitrogen to create a variable rate map.
Regional Internships in Applied Grains Research (H115)
This annual internship offers a year’s training in applied grains RD&E with the Hart Field-Site Group.
Dual-purpose Canola For South Australia’s High Rainfall Zone (SARDI315)
Management of dual-purpose canola crops to maximise profitability by testing time of sowing and varieties.
SANTFA Conference 2019 (SAN317)
The annual SANTFA conference provides extension on conservation farming topics to South Australian growers.
Making Science Useful to Agriculture (S1218)
A workshop was held to outline propositions for improved focus on Agriculture research and development investment and to demonstrate the impact of science and technology with emphasis on genetic improvement and agronomy.
Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposium 2018 in Adelaide (APP118)
The Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposium provides up-to-date information and a place to interact for researchers and growers.
Development of Wheat Population using Speed Breeding for Salinity Tolerance (UA518)
Dr Allison Pearson travelled to the 2018 ‘Salt and Water Stress In Plants” Gordon Research Seminar and Conference in New Hampshire, USA to present her research and take part in conference activities.
On-farm optimisation of oat grain production and marketing (MFM318G)
Holding an oat field day and property visit to facilitate industry discussion about relevant issues in regards to oats. Viewing the MFMG milling oat variety management trial.
Upper North: Time of Sowing and Yield Loss from Frost/Heat Stress (UNF116)
The Upper North Agricultural Region of SA is frequently affected by hot dry springs, significant frost events and unreliable opening rains. Identifying the window of least risk for sowing and increasing the knowledge of the farmers to different wheat phenology will increase profitability and enable management through seasonal variation.
Adopting Profitable Crop Sequences in the South Australian Mallee (MSF115)
Broadleaf break crop performance was assessed over three years and across four soil types in the northern Mallee region of South Australia.
Growing durum demand in SA: gross margin sensitivity analysis trials (UA415)
Comparing the yields, prices and gross margins of durums and bread wheats at different trial sites over a three-year period.
Seed to Store YouTube clip competition (AC117)
The fourth year of the Seed to Store YouTube clip competition ran complementary to the Royal Adelaide Show.
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