NVT Online Papers

Vigorous plant growth and high water use efficiency make barley an excellent choice for double cropping from a summer crop back to a winter rotation... Fitzroy has good levels of resistance to net form of net blotch, but it is susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf rust and spot form of net blotch... Shepherd is resistance leaf rust and most net form of net blotch isolates, but it is susceptible to the spot form of net blotch and a new isolate of powdery mildew...

The research has been conducted across regional NSW to determine if new and existing varieties of canola vary in tolerance to commonly used herbicides... The sensitivity of the variety is summarised, using the following symbols based on the yield responses across all trials: - not tested or insufficient data no significant yield reductions at recommended rates or higher than recommended rates in 2+ trials N (narrow margin) significant yield reductions at higher than recommended rate in 1+ trials, but not at recommended rate x% yield reduction (warning) significant yield reduction at recomm...

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There is market demand for the production of Buloke in all Port Zones, although the demand is seasonally dependent in Geraldton and eastern parts of the Kwinana Port Zone (Table 3)... There is market demand for the production of Vlamingh in the Kwinana (seasonal in eastern areas), Albany and Esperance Port Zones, but no market demand in the Geraldton Port Zone (Table 3)... If accredited, Grange will offer growers improvements in agronomic performance (grain yield, grain quality and disease resistance) over the established malting varieties Baudin, Buloke and Gairdner...