Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons^™

Crop Updates 2005 Oilseeds, John Duff, Douglas Hamilton, Graham Walton, Hasan Zaheer, Neil Harris, Heather Cosgriff, Margaret C. Campbell, Bill Crabtree, R. F. Brennan, M. D. A. Bolland, P. M. Damon, Z. Rengel, Russel Speed, Neil Rothnie, John Simons, Ted Spadeck, John Moore, Brenda Coutts, Roger Jones, Neil Harris, Moin Salam, Ravjit Khangura, Art Diggle

Crop Updates

This session covers fifteen papers from different authors:

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Douglas Hamilton, FARMING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

CROP AGRONOMY AND NUTRITION

2. Canola workshop at Crop Updates 2005, Oilseeds WA, John Duff, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OILSEEDS WA

3. Comparison of IT and TT canola varieties in geographic zones of WA, 2003-4, Graham Walton and Hasan Zaheer, Department of Agriculture

4. Farmer scale canola variety trials in WA, 2004, Graham Walton, John Duff, Neil Harris and Heather Cosgriff, Oilseeds WA

5. Oilseed crops for industrial uses, Margaret C. Campbell, Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), Graham Walton,Department of Agriculture

6. …

Crop Updates 2004 - Cereals, Wal Anderson, Vivian Vanstone, Robert Loughman, Vanessa Stewart, Darshan Sharma, Christine Zaicou-Kunesch, Brenda Shackley, Mohammad Amjad, Steve Penny Jr, Glen Riethmuller, Jeromy Lemon, Mario D'Antuono, Veronika Reck, Ben Curtis, Judith Devenish, Melaine Kupsch, Anne Smith, Blakely Paynter, Roslyn Jetter, Leanne Schulz, Jocelyn Ball, Tom Sweeny, Stephen Loss, Ashleigh Brooks, Justin Fuery, Geoff Anderson, Zed Rengel, Paul Damon, Eddy Pol, Narelle Hill, Ray Tugwell, Ron Mctaggart, Nathan Moyes, John Majewski, Manisha Shanker, James Piotrowski, Ciara Beard, Kithsiri Jayasena, Kazue Tanaka, Grey Poulish, Debbie Thackray, Rohan Prince, Roger Jones, Peter Nelson, Nigel Metz, Leisa Armstrong, Yee Leong (Alex) Yung, Moin Salam, David Tennant

Crop Updates

This session covers twenty eight papers from different authors:

PLENARY

1. Declining profitability in continuous cropping systems. Is more wheat the answer on Duplex soil? Dr Wal Anderson, Department of Agriculture

2. Disease implications of extending the wheat phase in low-medium rainfall areas, Dr Vivian Vanstone and Dr Robert Loughman, Department of Agriculture

3. Prolonged wheat phase on duplex soils – where do weeds set the boundary? Vanessa Stewart, Department of Agriculture

WHEAT AGRONOMY

4. Management of small grain screenings in wheat, Dr Wal Anderson and Dr Darshan Sharma, Department of Agriculture

5. Agronomic responses of new wheat varieties, Christine …

2001 Wild Blueberry Csrees Project Reports, Alfred A. Bushway, Mary Ellen Camire, Kathy Davis-Dentici, Michael Dougherty, Kathleen Buzzard, Rodney J. Bushway, Kristi Crowe, Brian Perkins, Darrell W. Donahue, Frank Drummond, Judy Collins, Rose Mary Seymour, Maya Panangadan, Maribeth Haines, Heather Mclaughlin, S L. Annis, C S. Stubbs, John M. Smagula, Walter Litten, Karen Loennecker, Adam Nielsen, David E. Yarborough, Timothy M. Hess, John Jemison

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 2001 edition of the Wild Blueberry CSREES Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Effect of Wild Blueberry Products on Oxidation in Meat Based Food Systems

2. Factors Affecting the Microbial and Pesticide Residues Levels on Wild Blueberries

3. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Fresh and Processed Wild Blueberries

4. Separation of Maggot-Infested Wild Blueberries in the IQF Processing Line

5. Water Use of Wild Blueberries and the Impact of Plant Water …

Crop Updates 2001 - Pulses, M. Harries, W. O'Neill, R. French, N. Brandon, N. Runciman, S. White, M. Seymour, P. White, T. White, C. Veitch, J. Berger, N. C. Turner, K. H. M. Siddique, H. Clarke, G. Riethmuller, W. Macleod, J. Millar, T. N. Khan, R. Beermier, N. Brown, H. Dhammu, T. Piper, D. Nicholson, M. D'Antuono, K. Regan, J. Clements, C. Francis, C. Hanbury, C. White, B. Mullan, B. Hughes, R. Bowie, J. Warburton, P. Fisher, M. Braimbridge, F. Hoyle, W. Bowden, S. Lawrence, Z. Rengel, S. P. Loss, M. D. A. Bolland, R. Brennan, P. Tille, N. Schoknecht, J. Galloway, D. Wright, N. Burges, R. Jones, L. Latham, O Edwards, J. Ridsdill-Smith, M. J. De Sousa Majer, N. C. Turner, D. Hardie, P. Smith, R. Emery, E. Kostas

Crop Updates

This session covers sixty six papers from different authors:

1. Pulse Industry Highlights

2. CONTRIBUTORS

3. BACKGROUND

4. SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS RESULTS

2000 REGIONAL ROUNDUP

5. Northern agricultural Region, M. Harries, W. O’Neill, Agriculture Western Australia

6. Central Agricultural Region, R. French, Agriculture Western Australia

7. Great Southern and Lakes,N. Brandon, N. Runciman and S. White,Agriculture Western Australia

8. Esperance, M. Seymour, Agriculture Western Australia

PULSE PRODUCTION AGRONOMY AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

Faba bean:

9. germplasm evaluation,

10. Variety evaluation,

11. Sowing rate and time of sowing, Variation in root morphology, P. White and T. Pope, Agriculture Western …

Crop Updates 2001 - Oilseeds, Mervyn Mcdougall, Debbie Thackray, Kevin Walden, G. Walton, Kevin Morthorne, Stephen Addenbrooke, Paul Carmody, Rafiul Alam, Glen Riethmuller, Greg Hamilton, Paul Blackwell, M. D. A. Bolland, M. J. Baker, A. J. Diggle, Chris Gazey, Imma Farre, Michael J. Robertson, Senthold Asseng, Ping Si, David Turner, David Harris, Françoise Berlandier, Christiaan Valentine, David Cook, Peter Mangano, David Cousins, Darryl Hardie, Ravjit Khangura, Martin Barbetti, Jenny Hawkes, Roger Jones, Cameron Weeks, Erin Hasson, David Eksteen, John Moore, Paul Matson, Carla Thomas, Lionel Martin

Crop Updates

ABSTRACT

This session covers twenty five papers from different authors:

FORWARD, Mervyn McDougall, CHAIRMAN, PULSES AND OILSEEDS PARTNERSHIP GROUP

PLENARY

1. Implications of the ‘green-bridge’ for viral and fungal disease carry-over between seasons, Debbie Thackray, Agriculture Western Australia and Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture

2. Insect pest development in WA via the ‘green-bridge’, Kevin Walden, Agriculture Western Australia

VARIETIES

3. Performance of new canola varieties in AGWEST variety trials, G. Walton, Crop Improvement Institute, Agriculture Western Australia

4. New herbicide tolerant varieties in WA, Kevin Morthorpe, Stephen Addenbrooke, Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia P/L

5. IT v’s TT – …

Crop Updates 2000 - Cereals Part 2, Debbie Thackray, Jenny Hawkins, Roger Jones, Dominie Wright, Peter Carlton, Jat Bhathal, Robert Loughman, K. Jayasena, J. Majewski, S. Kelly, G. Holloway, N, Venn, D. Diepeveen, Brenda Shackley, Darshan Sharma, Wal Anderson, Mohammad Amjad, Vanessa Dooley, Peter Burgess, Ashley Bacon, Frances Hoyle, Keith Devenish, Mathew Appelbee, Mohommed Hamza, Steven Mccoy, Steven Penny

Crop Updates

This session covers twenty papers from different authors:

DISEASE

1. Forecasting aphid and virus risk in cereals, Debbie Thackray, Jenny Hawkes and Roger Jones, Agriculture Western Australia and Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture

2. Cereal Diagnostics, Dominie Wright, Agriculture Western Australia

3. The economic returns from spraying for leaf rust in the central wheatbelt in 1999, Peter Carlton, Trials Coordinator, Elders Limited

4. Impact and Management of Yellow Spot and Leaf Rust in the Northern Agricultural Region, Jat Bhathal and Robert Loughman, Agriculture Western Australia

5. Leaf disease management in wheat and barley in the southern …

Crop Updates 2000 - Oilseeds, Paul Carmody, Ping Si, Rodney Mailer, Nick Galwey, David Turner, Kevin Morthorpe, Stephen Addenbrooke, Peter Nelson, Mike Jackson, Scott Paton, Ross Brennan, Noeleen Edwards, Mike Bolland, Bill Bowden, C. P. Gunasekera, L. D. Martin, G. H. Walton, K. H. M. Siddique, Sharon R. Niknam, David W. Turner, Abul Hashem, Harmonhinder Dhammu, David Bowran, The Canola Association Of Western Australia, Syed H. Zaheer, Ravjit Khangura, Martin J. Barbetti, Peter Carlton, Debbie Thackray, Jenny Hawkes, Roger Jones, Brenda Coutts, Françoise Berlandier, Ross Kingwell, Michael O'Connell, Simone Bennerhasset

Crop Updates

This session covers seventeen papers from different authors:

Introduction, Paul Carmody, Centre for Cropping Systems

CANOLA AGRONOMY

2. Genotype, location and year influence the quality of canola grown across southern Australia, PingSi¹, Rodney Mailer², Nick Galwey¹ and David Turner^{1, 1}Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, ²Agricultural Research Institute, New South Wales Agriculture

3. Development of Pioneer^® Canola varieties for Australian market,Kevin Morthorpe, StephenAddenbrooke, Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia Pty Ltd

4. Canola, Erucic Acid, Markets and Agronomic Implications, Peter Nelson, The Grain Pool …

Crop Updates 1999 - Cereals, Len W. Broadbridge, Doug Abrecht, D. Bakker, Greg Hamilton, Cliff Spann, Doug Rowe, Peter Fisher, Jennifer Bignell, Matthew Braimbridge, Bill Bowden, Ross Brennan, Reg Lunt, Senthold Asseng, Cherie Rowles, Simon Bedbrook, Chris Gazey, Mike Bolland, Garren Knell, Lyn Abbott, Zed Rengel, Wayne Pluske, Erin Cahill, Bill Crabtree, Matthew Evans, Tim Nielsen, Jat Bhathal, Rob Loughman, D. Rasmussen, Roger Jones, Sean Kelly, Ian Riley, Sharyn Tayor, Vivien Vanstone, Dominie Wright, Debbie Thackray, Simon Mckirdy, George Yan, Robin Wilson, Iain Barclay, Robin Mclean, Dean Diepeveen, Bill Lambe, Wal Anderson, Brenda Shackley, Mechelle Owen, Peter Burgess, Ben Curtis, Mohammed A. Hamza, Jamie Henderson, Frank Boetel, Alfredo Impiglia, Frances Hoyle, Darshan Sharma, Pierre Fievez, Blakely Paynter, Glen Mcdonald, Kevin Young, Andrew Blake, Keith Devenish, Perry Dolling, Roy Latta, Lisa-Jane Blacklow, Chris Matthews, Angelo Loi, Brad Nutt, Rochelle Mcrobb, David Webb, Andrew Mcrobb, Clinton Revell, James Ridsdill-Smith, Celia Pavri, David Tennant, Darryl Mclements, Ross Thompson, Mike Ewing, Tim Woodburn, Paul Yeoh, James Fisher, Art Diggle, Mark Whitten, Andrew Rate, Paul Carlile, Ed Blanchard, Bevan Buirchell, Lorraine Osborne, Tress Walmsley, Terry Piper, Cameron Weeks, Michael Dodd, Amanda Falconer, Caroline Peek, Glenn Adam, Camray Gethin, Richard Guinness, Daniel Fels, Andrew Rintoul, Mal Lamond, Roger Tapp, Craig White

Crop Updates

This article covers sixty papers

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PLENARY PAPERS

1. Western Australia’s climate: trends and opportunities, Len W. Broadbridge, Director, Bureau of Meterorology

2. Managing seasonal variations in agriculture, Dr Doug Abrecht, Director, Dryland Research Institute, Merredin

CROP ESTABLISHMENT

3. Soil management to prevent waterlogging on duplex soils in the Great Southern, D. Bakker, Greg Hamilton, Cliff Spann and Doug Rowe, Agriculture Western Australia

4. The influence of no-till and press wheels on crop production for heavy soils, Peter Fisher, Jennifer Bignell, Matthew Braimbridge, Greg Hamilton, Agriculture

Western Australia

NUTRITION

5. Fertiliser nitrogen, applied late, needs …

1994 Csrs Research Reports/1994 Blueberry Tax Reports, Mary Ellen Camire, Kamil Belbez, Alfred A. Bushway, Huanli Zhang, Therese M. Work, Dick Work, Rodney J. Bushway, Brian Perkins, John M. Smagula, David E. Yarborough, Timothy M. Hess, Michele C. Marra, Raoul Pelletier, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Judith A. Collins, Frank A. Drummond, Constance S. Stubbs, David H. Lambert, Paul E. Capiello, Scott Dunham, Delmont Emerson, Walter Litten, Youzhi Chen, Kevin J. Sibley, John Jemison

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1994 edition of the CSRS Research Reports/Blueberry Tax Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

CSRS Research Reports

1. Potential Uses for Green and Red Cull Blueberries

2. Preventing the Bleeding of Blueberry Fruit in Bakery Products

3. The Effect of Fertilization and Irrigation on Blueberry Fruit Quality

4. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Freshly Harvested and Processed Lowbush Blueberries

5. The Effect of Mechanical Harvesting on Blueberry Fruit Quality

6. Removing Water from …

Blueberry Research Progress Reports, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Judith A. Collins, John M. Smagula, Susan Erich, Delmont Emerson, David E. Yarborough, Warren Hedstrom, Mary J. Boutet, Rodney J. Bushway, Alfred A. Bushway, Paul R. Hepler, William A. Halteman, Tom Degomez, E A. Osgood, Luc Guimond, David Lambert

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1989 edition of the Blueberry Research Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Control of Secondary Blueberry Pests

2. Monitory Methods, Economic Injury Levels, and Action Thresholds of Secondary Blueberry Pests

3. Control of Blueberry Maggot

4. Phosphorus Dose/Response Curve

5. Nitrogen-Phosphorus Study

6. Multiple Cropping of Wild Stands

7. Changes in Sugars and Organic Acids of Blueberries During Development

8. Investigation …

Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Report, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Judith A. Collins, D H. Lambert, W A. Wright, D Emerson, F Olday, John M. Smagula, Tom Degomez, Susan Erich, Mike Goltz, Alfred A. Bushway, Rodney J. Bushway, Linda C. Benner, David E. Yarborough, M F. Trevett

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1987 edition of the Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Effect of Pruning Practices on Blueberry Insect Abundance

2. Economic Thresholds and Control of Secondary Blueberry Pests

3. Control of Blueberry Maggot

4. Evaluation of Fungicides for Control of Botrytis Blight on Lowbush Blueberry, 1987

5. Evaluation of Fungicides for Control of Mummy Berry on Lowbush Blueberry, 1987 …

Blueberry Advisory Committee Extension Report, Tom Degomez, Dave Lambert, Dutch Forsythe, Jim Dill, Judith A. Collins, H Y. Forsythe Jr, W A. Wright, John M. Smagula, Edward J. Mclaughlin, Mike Goltz, Jeff Risser, Tom Cs Yang, Linda C. Benner, Robert Phillips, Amr A. Ismail, Ali M. Yamany, Mohammed Sultan, David E. Yarborough, Moody F. Trevett

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1986 edition of the Blueberry Advisory Committee Extension Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Fertility Levels

2. Insect and Disease Fact Sheets

3. Development of Insect ID Information for Growers

4. Effect of Pruning Practices an Blueberry Insect Abundance

5. Control of Blueberry Maggot (Alternatives to Guthion)

6. Economic Thresholds and Control of Secondary Blueberry Pests

7. Chemical Control of Mummyberry Disease

8. Chemical …

Blueberry Advisory Committee Research Report, H Y. Forsythe Jr, Jeffrey Holmes, F L. Caruso, M G. Zuck, John M. Smagula, Edward J. Mclaughlin, Jeff Risser, Mike Goltz, Dana Nelson, Sharon Roberts, Judy Gates, Moody F. Trevett, Tom Cs Yang, David E. Yarborough, Antonia L. Hoelper, D C. Emerson

Wild Blueberry Research Reports

The 1984 edition of the Blueberry Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers with the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and Maine Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:

1. Control, biology, and ecology of insects affecting lowbush blueberries .

2. Chemical control of mummyberry disease (Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi)

3. New Fungicides for control of Botrytis blossom blight

4. Nutritional survey of selected lowbush blueberry fields

5. Interaction of fertility and pruning practices on soil characteristics and lowbush blueberry growth and …