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Wild Oat Control With Hoegrass With And Without Oil, R. Madin, J. Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87NO08
All treatments except Combine + Oil yielded significantly better than the control. Control of wild oats with Grasp was superior to many other treatments and this was reflected in the yield.

Trial 87N009
All treatments yielded significantly better than the control however there was no difference between herbicides, rates of use or additives. The exception being 0.75 L Hoegrass +WA which yielded significantly less than Grasp + oil.

Radish Control In Lupins - Brodal., D J. Gilbey

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

To study the effect of Brodal on lupins and radish.
87GE84, 87TS35, 87MO52, 87NO91, 86MO33.

Control Of Doublegee In Sub. Clover And Medic Pastures., P. Stewart, L. Mann

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87ME61, 87ME68, 87WH49, 87ES39, 87NO80(B), 87NO80, 87WH67.

Doublegees in pasture are a major concern of many farmers in most of the agricultural areas in Western Australia. In pasture, doublegees tend to compete strongly the first year after crop and then decline in subsequent years. When cropped, doublegees again appear in large numbers. Unfortunately, the WADA recommendation for doublegee control in pasture of Tribunil at 850 g/ha is now very expensive at $17/ha. A possible alternative is 2,4-D amine, but medics are very sensitive to this. 2,4-DB is another recommendation, but this tends to have low efficacy against doublegees and …

Tolerance Of Cereal Varieties To Hoegrass + Oil, R. Madin, J. Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Almost invariably, Hoegrass applied to wheat and barley varieties reduced crop vigour assessed ten weeks after spraying.
87A34(1)

Control Of Capeweed Prior To Sowing Crop., J. R. Pierce, B. J. Rayner

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

All treatments gave significant yield benefits over the untreated. Mixtures containing diuron did not cause any significant crop damage although yields on three of the treatments using 1.5 L/ha were low despite the good weed control.
87WH59

Tolerance Of Ceral Varieties To Grasp, R. Madin, J. Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

The site remained mostly weed free throughout the season apart from some invasion by crassula spp. between plots. Some site variation was reflected in yield variation between replicates. The effects of Grasp on all varieties of wheat and Schooner barley were evident soon after spraying.
87A34 (2)

Crop Establishment, R. Madin, J. Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial effect of timing of Roundup CT and Spray.Seed application and cultivation on crop establishment and growth.
87WH53, 87NO85

The general tendency was for yield to decrease as the time to seeding after Spray.Seed application increased.
For trial 87NO85 the site was a 'problem', heavy textured soil where crop emergence problems following glyphosate had been experienced in previous years.

Crop establishment - time of seeding following herbicide application.
87A37

Use of a knockdown herbicide greatly increased yield when compared to the unsprayed treatments. Further work is required to resolve contrasting results.

Barley Grass X Nitrogen Interaction., G. S. Gill, R. L. Thomas

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Barley grass x nitrogen interaction.
87WH12, 87N4.

Barley grass control in wheat.
87N3, 87A3.

Competition between wheat and mixtures of barley grass and doublegees.
87A5.

Evaluation Of Additives With Bracken Herbicides Applied To Boomsprayer., R. Madin, J. Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Treatments were applied in December 1987. Height of the Bracken made application by boom difficult due to inability to adequately raise the boom to give clearance. Some brushing of the Bracken with the boom was unavoidable. Assessment of the trial will be made in March 1988.

Effects Of Residue Levels Of Glean On Lupin Growth, And Possible Synergism By Hoegrass., Terry Piper, Patrick Pigott

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87PE37

This trial was conducted to confirm the results of 86WH53 and 87WH64. The trial commenced in September and in a glasshouse thus temperatures were higher and growth faster then in the field trials.
There are no significant effects of soil applied Glean or Hoegrass, and no interaction between the two herbicides.
In contrast, there is a very significant stunting of plants by Glean applied post emergence if Hoegrass is co-applied, but not by Glean alone.

Rates Of Ally And Glean For Cape Tulip Control., R. Madin, J. Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Evaluation in 1987 indicated that Ally and Glean at all rates gave 100% control of Cape Tulip at York with minimal pasture affect on species other than clover.
87NO110, 87NO110(1), 87NO110(2), 87NO110(3)

Brome Grass Control In Wheat, G. S. Gill, R. L. Thomas

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Brome grass control in wheat
87GE29, 87WH9

Competition between wheat and mixtures of brome grass and doublegees.
87GE30

Chemical Control Of Four O'Clock (Oxalis Purpurea) And Narrow Leaf Oxalis (Oxalis Glabra)., J. R. Peirce, B. J. Rayner

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 97NO95

Control of small leaved Oxalis - Logran gave reasonable control. Post seeding treatments using Isoproturon gave very poor control.

Control of Oxalis purpurea (Four O'clock) - Logran either as a single application or a mixture with Isoproturon gave best control.

Control of clover - Isoproturon 4 L (post), Ally and Logran (40 g) gave 100% control.

Control of erodium - Logran gave very poor control.

Control of grasses - Isoproturon 2 & 4 Li/ha post emergent gave the best control of grasses.

Control of Four O'clock in cereals - Crop yield - Treatments using single doses of Isoproturon …

The Demography Of Doublegee. Ecological Studies On Arum Lily., F. D. Panetta

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

3.1 Growth of doublegees under summer irrigation. (87A40)

The weevil, Perapion antiquum is a potential biological control agent of doublegee. However, it exhibits large population crashes during the summer months in the summer-dry areas of the Western Caped of South Africa, where it is native. It has been suggested that one means of successfully establishing Perapion in Western Australia could be to maintain populations in 'oases' over the summer months. The aim of this experiment was to determine how readily doublegee could be maintained in a non-senescent phase under irrigated and shaded conditions.

3.2 Doublegee demography in cereal crops (87GE30) …

Control Of Soursob (Oxalis Pres-Caprae) In Cereals, J. R. Pierce, B. J. Rayner

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87NO107

Plant counts for soursob and Four O'clock will be more accurate when counts taken after the break of 1988 season to determine the bulb production from last season.

Ally gave good control of doublegee. Isoproturon or mixtures with Isoproturon also gave good doublegee control. Logran & Glean were weak on doublegee.

An Inventory And Condition Survey Of Rangelands In The Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, A L. Payne, G F. Spencer, P J. Curry

Technical Bulletins

The inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Carnarvon Basin, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 1980 and 1982, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. The area surveyed covers …

Estimation Of Runoff Volumes For Ungauged Catchments In The Agricultural Areas Of Western Australia, J R. Davies, D J. Mcfarlane

Resource management technical reports

Describes an analysis of flood runoff volumes from 16 small, gauged catchments in the agricultural areas of south western Australia. It also describes methods for estimating flood runoff volumes from ungauged catchments. The independent variables found to be statistically significant in explaining the variability in flood runoff volumes from the gauged catchments were catchment area, mean annual rainfall and the percentage of the catchment that was cleared. No soil factor was found to be significant.

Control Of Four O'Clock (Oxalis Purpurea) In Cereals., J. R. Peirce, B. J. Rayner

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87KA85

Because of the late dry season, yields were below expected. Under these conditions there were high visual crop damages recorded early after the treatments applied.

Chemical Control Of Skeleton Weed., J. R. Peirce, B. J. Rayner

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial PE17

Tordon 50 D & Lontrel L appear to be the only chemicals that will give effective reduction in the density of skeleton weed. However both these chemicals also removed all other broadleaved weeds present (capeweed, clover and flatweed), leaving the treated areas grass dominant.

Lincoln Weed Control In Cereals And Pasture., I. Hudson, R. Ramm

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87LG62 - Lincoln weed control in cereals.

Blanket treatment with Glyphosate controlled some ryegrass. Additional treatment with Glean killed nearly all the ryegrass and gave the best kill of Lincoln weed.

Trial 87LG63 - Control of weed in pasture.

Ally and Glean although giving control, would be considered too phytotoxic to use on legume pastures. Applications of 2,4-D amine at 1 L would give marginal safety on Subterranean clovers, but would cause significant damage to medics.

Water Erosion Survey In The Northam District After Storms In June 1986, D J. Mcfarlane, A T. Ryder

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Molybdenum On Medic Growth And Nitrogen Fixation, M M. Riley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

1.To examine the responses of medics to the application of molybdenum on an acidic, yellow-brown earth.

2.To compare the relative effectiveness of molybdenum seed-dressed to the conventional method of soil application.

3.To examine the effect of seed-dressing molybdenum on rhizobial nodulation.

87M68

Investigation Of A Saline Valley On Allandale Research Farm, D J. Mcfarlane, R Engel, A T. Ryder

Resource management technical reports

Geophysical surveys and drilling were used to investigate a saline valley on Allandale Research Farm. These techniques showed that the geology is controlling the location of two main areas of saline seeps and they identified another area at risk of increased salinity. They were also used to obtain information on the groundwater system and to assist in making management recommendations.

Electromagnetic terrain conductivity surveys showed that the most saline soils occurred upstream of a cross-cutting magnetic anomaly caused by a dolerite dyke. A seismic survey showed that the anomaly coincided with a bedrock rise. This bedrock rise restricts groundwater flow …

Survey Of Research Priorities In Water Erosion, Waterlogging And Flooding In South-Western Australia, D J. Mcfarlane, E G. Barrett-Lennard

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

Experimental Summary 1987, T N. Khan, M Judges, K Young, R Loughman, P A. Portmann, R Gilmour

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Barley

II. Scald and mildrew : Seed dressings and sprayings
(87E26, MT37 and MT38)

III. Scald and mildew : Seed dressing and fungicide coated superphosphates. (87E27, MT39, MT40 and WH40)

IV. Scald and mildew : Fungicides for longer protection (87ES38 and MT41)

V. Mildew : Survey of virulence genes (87ES46, MT56 and PE22)

VI. Spot-type net blotch : Potential crop losses (87C49 and C55)

VII. Spot-type net blotch : Effect of seed dressings (87C49 and C55)

VIII. Spot-type net blotch : Parent-offspring regression (87C51 and C56)

IX. Leaf stripe : Effect of seed dressings (87M42, MT33 and NA74)

Peas

X. …

Lime Application To Acid. Yellow Eastern Wheatbelt Sandplain Soils, W Porter, S Carr

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Testing soil acidicity in the wheatbelt.
80M30, 80M31, 86M11, 8814E4, 85M48

Intraspecific Variation In Barley To Boron Toxicity, M M. Riley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

To investigate the intraspecific variation in tolerance to boron toxicity in a range of barley varieties. 87SG1, 4/4864 and 87SG4.

Nitrogen Rates On The Main Copper Plots Of The Long Term Copper Residual Trial At Newdegate Research Station, R F. Brennan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87N23

Location: Newdegate Research Station.

To determine the effects of rates of nitrogen on the copper status of plants.

Productivity Of Grazed Legume Pastures., Pasture Agronomy Branch

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

86MT51, 86MT55, Mt Barker research station. Aim, treatment, detail, results.

Effect Of Zinc On Boron Toxicity In Barley, M M. Riley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

To examine the suggestion that adding zinc to the soil will lessen the severity of boron toxicity in barley. 87SG6/4864