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Winchester Sub-Catchment Management Plan, Vivian T. Read Aug 1989

Winchester Sub-Catchment Management Plan, Vivian T. Read

Soil conservation survey collection

The 590 Ha Winchester sub-catchment has no apparent external drainage. Groundwater levels are rising causing site specific problems. Wind erosion has severely affected some areas.The objective of this report is to provide a sub-catchment management plan that is based on sustainable agricultural systems and a hydrological equilibrium. The recommendations aim to meet this objective in the long term. Recommendations to achieve short term results are considered separately. These measures have relatively high installation and maintenance costs. They should be considered as interim management methods until the recommendations for long-term control become effective (perhaps 3 - 5 years after implementation).


Root Exploitation Of Fertile Soil Microsites, Robert B. Jackson May 1989

Root Exploitation Of Fertile Soil Microsites, Robert B. Jackson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Root exploitation of enriched soil microsites was examined for the tussock grasses Agropyron desertorum and Agropyron spicatum and the shrub Artemisia tridentata. Two mechanisms of exploitation of the microsites were examined: root proliferation and changes in nutrient uptake capacity. One day after nutrient solution was applied to small soil patches, the mean relative growth rate of Agropyron desertorum roots in enriched patches was two to four times greater than for roots of the same plants in soil patches treated with distilled water. This rapid and striking root proliferation occurred in response to N-P-K enrichment as well as to P or …


Putting A Top Quality Forage Program Together On Your Farm, Richard Brown Phillips Feb 1989

Putting A Top Quality Forage Program Together On Your Farm, Richard Brown Phillips

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

You know most of us here, and I am including myself, really don't have a super talent for predicting the future with a great deal of consistency, however, our interest doesn't have to be in predicting, but rather, just primarily in considering potentials and opportunities in the future. What do you say, let's take a little time to look at some of the opportunities in the forage industry. The nation's No. 1 cash crop.


Sampling And Testing For Quality, Buddy Sims Feb 1989

Sampling And Testing For Quality, Buddy Sims

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is preparing to implement a unique and far-reaching program to provide forage producers with a detailed analysis of the quality of hay.

This program was mandated by the Kentucky legislature in 1988 as a means to enhance the marketing of Kentucky hay. A statewide hay testing and marketing program was recommended by a special legislative task force report issued in 1987 and has the endorsement of a number of agricultural organizations, including the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and Kentucky Farm Bureau.


Marketing Kentucky Hay — A Reality, J. Kenneth Evans Feb 1989

Marketing Kentucky Hay — A Reality, J. Kenneth Evans

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

As I write this in early December, Kentucky does not yet have a system for marketing hay. The above title reflects an attitude which positively expects a marketing system to be in place by the 1989 season. Many details of such a system have been discussed, some decisions have already been made and more will be made by the time you read this. Literally hundreds of decisions need to be made before hay is marketed in 1989. since these decisions will be made by a group of people (a producer Board of Directors and the KY Department of Agriculture personnel) …


Equipment And Chemical Advances In Harvesting And Storing Quality Hay, Michael Collins Feb 1989

Equipment And Chemical Advances In Harvesting And Storing Quality Hay, Michael Collins

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

In some areas of the country, many producers have gone to silage or haylage for storage of a portion of their forage. However, hay remains the most popular storage method for forage. Hay stores well for long periods and is better suited to cash sale and transportation over substantial distances than silage. Mechanical conditioning, which gained acceptance during the 1950's is probably still the greatest single change in hay harvesting and storage technology during this century. However, a number of other noteworthy changes and innovations have occurred in recent years which have helped to reduce the extent of losses during …


Alfalfa Hay: Quality Makes The Difference, Garry D. Lacefield Feb 1989

Alfalfa Hay: Quality Makes The Difference, Garry D. Lacefield

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Alfalfa "Queen of the Forage Crops" is one of t.he most important forage legumes grown in the U.S. It can be grown over a wide range of soil and climatic conditions, it has the highest yield potential and the highest feeding values of all adapted perennial forage legumes. Alfalfa is a versatile crop which can be used for pasture, hay, silage, green-chop, soil improvements and human consumption (sprouts, etc.).


Foreword [1989], Garry D. Lacefield Feb 1989

Foreword [1989], Garry D. Lacefield

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

This is the front matter of the proceedings.


Interaction Of Rhizoctonia Root Rot On Wheat With Post Emergence Herbicides, W Macleod Jan 1989

Interaction Of Rhizoctonia Root Rot On Wheat With Post Emergence Herbicides, W Macleod

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Interaction of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat with post emergence herbicides, 88E30. Location, aim, treatment, method, results, table1. Take-all inoculum levels in a ryegrass sward after treatment with hoegrass. 88MD30. Location, aim, treatment, method, results, Interaction of Pleiochaeta root rot on lupins with Simazine®, 88ME64, 88WH335, 88ME64. Location, aim, treatment, method, results, tables 1 to 8.


Glean Logan Comparisons, R Madrin, J Buckley Jan 1989

Glean Logan Comparisons, R Madrin, J Buckley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Rates and timing of application, 89ME79, 89NO72, 89WH81, 89WH75. Hoegrass tankmixes, Brodal, Glean, 89M58. Grasp efficacy, rates and timing of application to wheat, 89NO71. Grasp tolerance, rates and timing of application to wheat, 89A17, and 89WH62. Silvergrass control in pasture. Simazine, Pursuit, 89KA67, 89LG60, 89NO73. Marshmallow control in crop, 89NO98. Glyphosate formulation comparisons, 89WH78, 89A27. Diclofop-methyl formulation comparisons, 89A28. Pursuit on pasture, rate and additives, 89LG61, 89LG60, 89LG58, 89A26. Selective grass controllers with Simazine on pasture 89M64, 89LG59. Cape tulip control in pasture, 89NA73, 89NA72.


Tolerance Of Lupins To Simazine, K E. Oliver Jan 1989

Tolerance Of Lupins To Simazine, K E. Oliver

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Tolerance of lupins to triazine herbicides, 89GL21, 89GL24. Application of atrazine post emergence of the soil, 89GL22, 89GL25. Application of atrazine post emergence to the foliage, 89GL23, 89GL26. Trials with mutated lupin population, 89WH72, 89MC32.


Harvest Index Of Lupins, Direct Drilling On Sandplain Soils., Rob Delane, Carmel Schmidt, Glenn Adam Jan 1989

Harvest Index Of Lupins, Direct Drilling On Sandplain Soils., Rob Delane, Carmel Schmidt, Glenn Adam

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Chemicals to improve pod setting in Lupins (Small plots), 89C23, 89GE74,

Chemicals to improve pod setting in Lupins (Large plots) 89GE72, 89GE75.


Replicated Single Row Evaluation., C. M. Saunders Jan 1989

Replicated Single Row Evaluation., C. M. Saunders

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89AB12

Great Southern Agricultural Institute - Paddock B15

This trial was of similar design to the single row evaluation, except four replications and pesticide treatments were also included.
However the trial had to be abandoned due to severe phytotoxic responses seen in the medics due to repeated spraying of 'Lorsban' (used at recommended rates).
Intended to repeat this work in 1990, bulk seed where possible and to eventually assess these lines, under such conditions, in large plots.


Pasture Deterioration Trial, J. W. Bowden, R. J. Lunt Jan 1989

Pasture Deterioration Trial, J. W. Bowden, R. J. Lunt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89NA61

Location: Duranillin

In this site we would expect a very large response (40 to 50% ) to phosphorus.

History:

The site was chosen because of the patchy and poor pasture production. The poor areas tend to have more suckling clover than the good areas. The pasture was legume dominant.

Treatments were applied on April 16, 1989.


Tactical Nitrogen Decisions For Wheat (And Nitrogen Sources Rates And Times On Wheat), J. W. Bowden, R. J. Lunt Jan 1989

Tactical Nitrogen Decisions For Wheat (And Nitrogen Sources Rates And Times On Wheat), J. W. Bowden, R. J. Lunt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89MO49

Location: Tenderloin, Brand Highway, Regan's Ford.

History:

1987 Aroona wheat with 70 kg DAP and 3 kg CuSO4 at seeding followed by 60 urea at 3WAS and another 40 urea at 6WAS. Yield was about 1.7 to 1.8 t/ha;
1988 Gungurru lupins with 120 kg super and manganese/ha yielded 1.9 t/ha. 350-400 ml Roundup/ha and one cultivation prior to seeding.


Effect Of Seed Origin And Seed Phosphorus On The Growth Of Lupins., M. M. Riley, M. D. Bolland, K. Adcock Jan 1989

Effect Of Seed Origin And Seed Phosphorus On The Growth Of Lupins., M. M. Riley, M. D. Bolland, K. Adcock

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial: 89BA29

Location: Badgingarra Research Station, Paddock 4A2, old block.

Lupin cv. Gungurru sieved to uniform size and sown without inoculation. No basal fertilizers were applied as the soil had previously been treated with high rates of superphosphate, micro-nutrients and potassium. Muriate of potash topdressed on 18/8/89 at 100 kg/ha.


Rhizoctonia Control In Potatoes And Potato Resistance To Powdery Scab., R M. Floyd Jan 1989

Rhizoctonia Control In Potatoes And Potato Resistance To Powdery Scab., R M. Floyd

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trials : 88BY26, 88PE34, 88MD35

Control of Rhizoctonia solani infection of potato stems and daughter tubers was demonstrated by preplanting applications of tolclofos-methyl (RIZOLEX TM) to either cut or round seed tubers. Yield of tubers from cut seed treated with Rizolex was increased over that of cut seed cured before planting bu not when seed was cut and planted the same day. Crops grown from round seed treated with Rizolex yielded higher than from untreated round seed.

Surface sterilization of seed tubers with Sodium hypochlorite was effective in reducing stem damage but not in reducing daughter tuber sclerotes. This indicates …


Seed Phosphorus In Cereals And Lupins., R W. Bell Jan 1989

Seed Phosphorus In Cereals And Lupins., R W. Bell

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Experiment 89SC21, effect of seed origin and seed phosphorus on growth of wheat.

Experiment 89SC23, effect of seed phosphorus, seed size and seeding density on the growth of wheat at two soil P levels.

Experiment 89GL32, effect of solution P supply on the early growth and nodulation of lupins grown from seed with three levels of P.

Experiment 89GL33, effect of soil P supply on the early growth and nodulation of lupins.

Experiment 89SC20, effect of seed origin and seed phosphorus on growth of lupins.


Ear Stem Ratios In The Breeding Populations. Characterization Of Early Vigour In Wheat Cultivars., K Hm Siddque, L Mclaughlin Jan 1989

Ear Stem Ratios In The Breeding Populations. Characterization Of Early Vigour In Wheat Cultivars., K Hm Siddque, L Mclaughlin

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Positive correlation between harvest index and ear stem ratio at anthesis. Study and identify lines varying in ear stem ratio within material from WADA ‘ s wheat breeding programme and to study its implication for grain yield improvement.

Study the genetics and physiology determining ear stem ratio. Characterization of early vigour in wheat cultivars, 89WH54.


Brome Grass Population Dynamics In Relation To Control Systems, A H. Cheam, S I. Lee Jan 1989

Brome Grass Population Dynamics In Relation To Control Systems, A H. Cheam, S I. Lee

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

To identify the level of control of brome grass under various rotation systems, 86C1.


Demographic Responses To The Chemical Control Of Doublegee, F D. Panetta, R P. Randall Jan 1989

Demographic Responses To The Chemical Control Of Doublegee, F D. Panetta, R P. Randall

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Control of Doublegee in medic pasture, 88WH47. Competitive effect and response of Emex australis in a grazed animal pasture.


Tolerance Of Cereal Varieties To Herbicides, David Bowran, Neil Thomson Jan 1989

Tolerance Of Cereal Varieties To Herbicides, David Bowran, Neil Thomson

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Tolerance of current cereal varieties to new herbicides, 89EC21, 89N27, 89SC15. Tolerance of new cereal varieties to current herbicides, 89EB19, 89EC20, 89N28, 89SC16. Tolerance of wheat varieties to Metribuzin and Pendimethalin, 89EC22, 89WH58. Tolerance of wheat to herbicide tank mixes for grass and broadleaf weed control in cereals, 89WH86. Grasp efficacy and tolerance, 89C22, 89GE93. Tolerance of field peas to herbicides, 89KA64, 89M56. Tolerance of pasture legume varieties to herbicides, 89KA76. Crop establishment using residual herbicides for weed control, 89NA66.


Herbicide Residues, T Piper Jan 1989

Herbicide Residues, T Piper

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Pea growth following Sulphonyl urea herbicide, 88SG28, 88SG29. Medic regeneration following Sulphonyl urea herbicide, 88SG30, 88SG31, 88LG68, 88LG69, 88LG70.


Weed Control In Lupins With Simazine Topping Up, D J. Gilbey, R Klemm, B Roberts Jan 1989

Weed Control In Lupins With Simazine Topping Up, D J. Gilbey, R Klemm, B Roberts

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Weed control in Lupins with simazine “topping up”, 89GE62, 89TS40, 89NO59. Doublegee control in Lupins with Brodal plus simazine, 89GE63, 89TS41, 89NO60. Post emergence doublegee control in lupins, 89NO92, 89MO65. Doublegee control in peas, pre-emergence, 89TS47, 89MO38, 89M38, 89NO63. Doublegee control in peas, post-emergence, 89TS48, 89MO39, 89ME87, 89NO64.


Factors Affecting Lupin Crop Establishment In The Northern Agricultural Region Of Western Australia., K W. Mccarthy, A M. Doswell, R J. Delane, M W. Sweetingham Jan 1989

Factors Affecting Lupin Crop Establishment In The Northern Agricultural Region Of Western Australia., K W. Mccarthy, A M. Doswell, R J. Delane, M W. Sweetingham

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Lupin establishment, 89EC6. The effect of machine, depth of sowing, seed soil contact and herbicide incorporation on lupin establishment, 89GE8. The effect of phosphate application on lupin establishment, 89GE99. The effect of seeding technique, depth of sowing, seed soil contact and fungicide on lupin establishment on course sands, 89GE9. Integrated control strategy of Rhizoctonia hypocotyl root rot of lupins, 89GE11, 89GE12, 89GE12B, 89GE13, 89GE14. Strategies for lupin patch control, 89EC7 and 89GE15. The effect of seed size and sowing rate on lupin establishment, 89C1, 89GE6, 89GE7, 89EC5, 89BA34, 89TS49, 89GE10, 89EC4, 89GE4,


Grain Legume Adaptation To Soil Type, R French, M Greaves Jan 1989

Grain Legume Adaptation To Soil Type, R French, M Greaves

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Grain legume adaptation to soil type, 89ME95, 89ME96, 89ME97, 89ME98, 89ME99, 89N36, 89N37. 89EB28, 89EB29, 89EB30, 89ME65. Lupin yield response to seed size and plant density, 89LG37, 89WH60, 89ME63, 89M2. Doublegee control in field peas with Bladex/MCPA, 89M31.


Grain Legume Evaluation, G W. Walton, T R. Trent Jan 1989

Grain Legume Evaluation, G W. Walton, T R. Trent

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Pea variety evaluation, 89NM20, 89EB22, 89KA68, 89N334, 89EB24, 89SC27, 89A24, 89EB33, 89EB25. Grain legume species evaluation, 89NM21, 89MO41, 89N25, 89MC9, 89NM21, 89A22. Faba bean evaluation, 89MO42, 89A23, 89MC10, 89EB27, 89SG22 Grain legume agronomy


Canola Rapeseed, Rapeseed, Tillage., J D. Warren, R Tugwell, S Wiley Jan 1989

Canola Rapeseed, Rapeseed, Tillage., J D. Warren, R Tugwell, S Wiley

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Canola rapeseed. Assessment of early maturity Stage 2, lines. 89AB5, 89N38, 89EB31. Early maturity triazine resistance. 89AB6, 89N39, 89EB32. Stage 1 early maturity selections, 89AB8. Stage 2 Late maturity, 89MT43. Late maturity triazine resistance, 89MT44. Blackleg race trial, 89MT47. Interstate variety trials, 89MT45, 89ka70.


Long Season Wheat Production On The South Coast Of Western Australia., W R. Smith, A P. Webster Jan 1989

Long Season Wheat Production On The South Coast Of Western Australia., W R. Smith, A P. Webster

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Fungicide, time of sowing, wheat variety. Time of sowing, wheat variety, 89AL3, 89ES3, 89JE1, 89KO3. Wheat phenology, 89E5, 89MT8. Aphid control, time of sowing, wheat variety, 89E3, 89MT5.


Systems For Early Sowing Of Wheat In Low Rainfall Zones., N J. Kerr Jan 1989

Systems For Early Sowing Of Wheat In Low Rainfall Zones., N J. Kerr

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Background and early significance. Effect of sowing date and nitrogen fertilizer on wheat varieties in low rainfall areas, 89GE76, 89GE77, 89NM1, 89GE78, 89NM2, 89NM3, 89GE78. Tillage and sowing methods for early sowing of wheat in low rainfall areas, 89GE79. Aims, Background, Experimental details.