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Demonstration Of Pasture Cultivars On Various Soil Types In The Geraldton Distict., Brad Nutt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90GE13

Demonstration of pasture cultivars on a Chapman Valley red/brown sandy loam.

Location: Northern Gulley,

SOIL TYPE: Red/brown sandy loam pH 5 . 4 (water)

Trial 90GE14

Demonstration of pasture cultivars on a gravelly grey sand at Allanooka.

Location: Allanooka.

SOIL TYPE: Gravelly grey sand, pH 5.8 (water)

Trial 90GE15

Demonstration of pasture cultivars on an Eradu sandplain soil.

Location: Ogilivie.

SOIL TYPE: Deep yellow loamy sand, pH 6.0 (water)

Trial 90GE16

Demonstration of pasture cultivars on a low rainfall maasive red earth at Mullewa.

Location: Mullewa.

SOIL TYPE: Red sandy clay loam pH 6.2 (water)

Evaluation Of Trifolium Pasture Species On A Summer Moist Joel Sub Soil North West Of Harvey., R. Snowball

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90HA2

Introduce a range of long season annual pasture species and 1 perennial species in order to utilize summer sub soil moisture more effectively than the existing subterranean clover pastures.

A Survey Using 14n:15n Natural Abundance Of The N Fixation By Pasture Legumes In The Field And Of Factors Affecting Fixation, P. Sanford

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 89AL43, 90AL50, 90KO16

A preliminary survey using 14N:15N natural abundance to assess N2 fixation by pasture legumes in the field.

Location: Albany.

1. Develop a sampling methodology for the 1990 farm survey.
2. An initial assessment of nitrogen fixation by pasture legumes in the field.

Trial 90MT70

Using 14N:15N natural abundance to assess N2-fixation by subterranean clover.

Location Mount Barker Research Station

To examine symbiotic nitrogen fixation by subterranean clover, in detail, through one season in a productive pasture. To better assess the point in the season at which as one time sampling would most accurately determine the proportion …

Development And Management Of Cattle Pastures In The High Rainfall Zone., Tony Albertsen

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87V8

Development and management of cattle pastures in the high rainfall zone.

To compare the effect of pasture species, pasture management and grazing management on pasture quantity, quality and cattle production.

Phalaris evaluation

In 1989 ninety three lines of Phalaris agrundinacea backcross with P. aquatica, bred by Dr. R.N. Oram (CSIRO Canberra) were drilled sown into unreplicated 10m single row plots at Vasse Research Station. In addition 7 controls (with two replications) were planted. Similar trials were planted by Mr. L. Cransberg (Albany) and Dr. R.N. Oram (Bendigo).

Evaluation of annual and short term rotation ryegrass.

The increasing range …

Effect Of Pasture Species On Pasture Production And Following Cereal Yields On Heavy Textured Soils In Low Rainfall Areas. Regeneration Of Pasture Legume Cultivars On Low Rainfall Red Loam Soils., Bradley Nutt

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90GE17

Aphid tolerance evaluation in annual medics

Location: Tenindewa

Maturity and seed yields of annual medic lines with or with out aphid control using Pirmor.

Trial 90GE116

Evaluation of aphid tolerance in annual medics

Location: Tenindewa

Dry matter and seed yield of annual medic lines with and without aphid control using Pirmor.

Trial 90GE34

Effect of pasture species on pasture production and cereal yields on low rainfall red loams.

Location: North Mullewa Research Station, Morawa Agricultural School.

Regeneration of annual pasture cultivars on hardsetting red clay loams at North Mullewa and Morawa in 1989 and 1990.

Trial 88TS63

Effect …

Crop Management In Rows., R. Belford, G. P. Riethmuller, D. Tennant, D. Mcginnis, S. Mckeague

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87M71

Effect of row spacing and stubble retention on the yield of wheat.

Location: Merredin Research Station.

Treatments, site management and results from 1987, 1988 and 1989 have been described in previous experimental summaries. Four row spacings (9, 18, 27 and 36 cm) are compared in either burnt or stubble retained plots, on a red brown earth on the Merredin Research Station. There are six replicates laid out in a randomised block design.

Trial 90ME32

Effect of row spacing and variety on the yield of wheat.

Location: duplex site at Crooks (see 1989 Experimental Summary)

This trial was carried …

Deep Phosphate Banding., R. J. Jarvis

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90A1

Lupins sown 26/4. York gum/jam sandy loam 33 ppm bic. P. Wheat in 1989. Cultivation reduced yield (one pass banding points). Deep banding P overcame this reduction. No additional response to banding compared with TD or D. No response to P. Yield 2.0 t/ha.

Trial 90A2

Wheat sown 8/6. York gum/jam sandy loam 42 ppm bic. P. Lupins in 1989. All treatments had deep cultivation in the one pass. No response to deep band cf. drilled. 23% response to P. Top yield was 1.9 Oa.

88EB12 Wheat sown 5/6. Loamy grey sand/clay 27 ppm bic. P. Lupins in …

Long Term Minimum Tillage Investigations., R. J. Jarvis

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 77M13

Location: Merredin

This site was in wheat in 1975 and 1976 before the treatments commenced on continuous wheat in 1977.

77M56

Location: Merredin

Sited alongside 77M13 with the same paddock history. Commenced the wheat/pasture rotation after wheat in 1975 and 1976.

Trial 86M79

Chemical and cultivated fallow in a pasture/wheat rotation on heavy land.

Location: Merredin.

At Merredin on salmon gum/gimlet soil. Pasture treatments and soil moisture measurements were conducted in 1990. Wheat 1991.

Trial 87NA80, 81, 82, 83

Direct drilling with modified combines compared with cultivation for pasture/wheat rotations with grass control treatments in the pasture year. …

Nitrogen Fertilizers For Cereals In Different Rotations., I. Rowland, M. G. Mason, W. Hawkins

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 78B1

Nitrogen fertilizer requirement in alternate crop-pasture rotation.

Location: Badgingarra Research Station.

Soil type: Grey gravelly sand over gravel at about 15-20 cm.

History: Old clover land. All blocks were in clover pasture in 1977.

Trial 89WH19

Nitrogen fertilizer requirement in alternate crop-pasture rotation.

Location: Wongan Hills Research Station.

Soil type: Wongan yellow loamy sand

History: Old clover land. Whole area in clover 1988.

Trial 86WH36

Lupin/Wheat rotation

Location: Wongan Hills Research Station

Soil type: Wongan yellow loamy sand.

History: Cropped to wheat in 1985 on old clover land. Stubble of 1989 crop not burnt.

Trial 87NO84

Pea/Wheat Rotation …

Long-Term Rotation Trials., I. Rowland, W. Hawkins

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 66M29

Location: Merredin Research Station.

An old land site, cleared in 1909. First sown to Cyprus Barrel medic in 1955, grazed and topdressed. Cropped, 1962 and 1964. Medic resown in 1965.

Trial 67C13

Location: Chapman Research Station

An old land site, cleared in 1903. Sown to Dwalganup sub clover in 1964, topdressed each year until the start of the trial in 1967. In 1981 to 83 all plots were reseeded with Northam at 20 kg/ha. In 1988 rotations were altered to allow inclusion of grain lupins, the following changes were made:

1. The 4 plots of 2 crop :2 …

Organochlorine Residues In Soil, Plant And In The Body And Wool Fat Of Wethers., Tony Albertsen

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 5841

The accumulation and rundown of dieldrin in wethers.

Location: Brookhampton, Donnybrook, Jindong, Manjimup, Carbunup and Pemberton

The background, aims, experimental method, and the first years results and discussion have been reported in the 1989 experimental summary.

The latter phase of the study was continued until December 1990 on six of the sites (these were Brookhampton, Donnybrook, Jindong, Manjimup, Carbunup and Pemberton) with similar measurements being obtained at regular intervals. The sheep monitored during this phase were the 1989 Main mob and the 1989 Replacement mob.

Evaluation Of Annual And Short Term Rotation Ryegrasses., Tony Albertsen

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

The increasing range of annual and short term rotation ryegrasses have been evaluated in the high rainfall regions of the South West since 1986. To date promising later maturing cultivars such as Concord (in particular), Progrow, Aristocrat have consistently outyielded the standard early maturing cultivar Wimmera during the early winter period and in spring. These later maturing varieties have the potential to more fully utilise the whole of the growing season and to be conserved as hay during drier spring weather, whilst still retaining digestibility, protein and metabolisable energy. Viable seed production for self regeneration from later cut hay pastures …

Trace Element Nutrition., R. F. Brennan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 66N14

Long Term Copper Residual Trial

Location: Newdegate Research Station.

To determine the residual value of previously applied copper.

Trial 86N27

Residual Value of Zinc with DAP.

Location: Newdegate Research Station.

To determine the decline in effectiveness of zinc on this soil types using DAP.

86LG34

Residual Value of Copper, Zinc and Sulphur with DAP Fertilizer

Location: South Newdegate.

To determine the decline in effectiveness of copper, zinc and sulphur on this soil types using DAP

Trial 67E8

Grain Yields of Wheat Grown on a Residual Copper Trial.

Location: Esperance Downs Research Station.

The trial was originally designed to …

Understanding Crop Growth On Duplex Soils., R. Belford, Miles Dracup, D. Tennant

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 88EB18

Location: East Beverley Research Station

Impeded early root growth.

Using aerial photography and crop growth data from previous seasons we identified areas on the site where crops grow well or poorly. One of the factors implicated in the poor growth areas is impeded early root growth (see Belford et al. and Tennant et at., 1990 Experimental Summaries, this section). Here we describe the problem and outline possible causes.

Trial 88EB18

Growth and yield of wheat and lupin crops at East Beverley.

Location: East Beverley Research Station.

To measure the growth and yield of wheat and lupin crops in …

Virus Disease Of Lupins., R. A. Jones

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Cucumber mosaic virus.

Effects of different levels of infection in seed sown. - 90BA12, 90WH17

Location: Badgingarra and Wongan Hills.

Trials were done at Badgingarra and Wongan Hills in which plots were sown with seed of cv. Gungurru which transmitted CMV at rates of 5%, 1% and 0%. The plots were separated by 30 in wide cereal buffers.

Effect of plant density on BYMV spread into lupins - 90A6 and 90MT13

Location: Avondale and Mt Barker.

Following observations in 1989 (see 1989 experimental summary) on the predominant distribution of BYMV infected plants along the edges of lupin paddocks and into …

Virus Diseases Of Annual Medics., R. A. Jones, D. A. Nicholas, A. R. Baker, Simon Mckirdy, P. W. Skinner, C. Poole

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87A19, 87MT50

Persistence of AMV in annual medic swards.

In 1990, the fourth year of this trial, although the medic plants were numerous the burr medic swards at Avondale grew poorly and weeds were widespread in the plots, especially long storkbill, flatweed and grasses. Poor growth was due to nodulation failure caused by low soil pH (5.3 in water). Hardly any medic plants were left in the Zodiac medic plot at Avondale while a few remained at Mt. Barker.

Location: Avondale and Mt. Barker.

Trial 88A21

Effect of AMV on the productivity of burr medic swards after cropping, regeneration …

Field Pea Agronomy., G. H. Walton, T. R. Trent

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90M64

Site and variety effect on ovule abortion.

Location: Merredin Research Station CSIRO lease block.

To understand the causes of ovule abortion in field peas.

Trial 90M65

Response to seeding rates of peas with different plant architecture.

Location: Merredin Research Station, paddock 8CW3

To compare the yield responses of different pea types to seeding rates.

Trial 90A26

Nitrogen fixation in field pea.

Location: Avondale Research Station, paddock 1C

To compare the growth, N-fixation and yield of 'nodulating' crossbred material against the commercial cultivars of Dundale, Alma, Wirrega and Dinku.

Trial 90A18

Chickpea germplasm introductions.

Location: Avondale Research Station, paddock …

Grain Legume Species Evaluation., M. Seymour

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90ES19, 90ES22

Grain legume species evaluation.

Location: Mt. Ridley.

To evaluate the response of 6 grain legume species over a range of environments and soil types.

Factors Affecting Lupin Crop Establishment., K. Mccarthy, R. Delane

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90EC20, 90GE86, 90GE87, 90GE88, 90TS20, 90BA58

Effect of seed size on lupin establishment, dry weight and seed yield.

Location: East Chapman Research Station, Wooree, Allanooka, Binnu, Morawa District Agricultural High School, Badgingarra Research Station New Block.

Experiments were sown in a randomized block design with double banked plots. Plots 25 m * 1.4 m were sown with cone seeders (disc undercarriages). Three seed sources were used Badgingarra (BRS), Speechly (Casuarinas) and Cobley (Walkaway East) - see table below. Grading (G) was done using the BRS airforced gravity table. The graded (G) fraction was compared to the ungraded (UG) fraction …

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

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Developing crop rotation systems for controlling brome grass.

Over the last four years the population dynamics of brome grass in various crop and pasture rotation systems have been monitored with the following aims.

To identify the level of control of brome grass under various rotation systems, so that farmers can be advised on the degree of infestation likely to be encountered when using a particular system.

To design the best control to reduce quickly the anticipated large seed population of brome grass in the soil.

To determine whether the persistence of brome grass is related more to survivors shedding seeds …

Crop Tolerance To Herbicides., D. Bowran

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

1. Tolerance of New Cereal Varieties to Current Herbicides EX 5506 Trial Nos: 90AL41, 90EC36, 90EB45, 90KA130, 90M85, 90NA100

2. Tolerance of Current Cereal Varieties to New Herbicides EX 5506 Trial Nos: 90M86, 90EC35, 90N74

3. Metribuzin Tolerance of Cereal Varieties EX 5507 Trial Nos: 90EC37

4. Lupin Tolerance to Herbicides EX 5508 Trial Nos: 90EC34, 90EB44

5. Pea Tolerance to Herbicides EX 5509 Trial Nos: 90KA131, 89KA64

6. Pasture Legume Tolerance to Herbicides EX 64522 Trial Nos: 90KA132,

Use Of Soil Water Measurements To Assist Crop Management In Low Rainfall Areas., S. Mckeague, M. Perry, D. Tennant

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90M9

Trial summary.

Location: Merredin Research Station.

90M9 was established as part of the long term monitoring system to obtain base information on water use from several different soils. A simple rotation experiment was established in T3 on the Merredin Research Station.

Trial 89ME32

Rowspacing summary.

Location: Merredin Research Station.

89ME32 was monitored as part of the long term monitoring system. Previous to 1990 two years of continued measurements had been done on the same soil type. Located on the CSIRO lease block above the Merredin Research Station on Crook's property.

Trial 87M71

Heavyload rowspacing summary.

Location: Merredin Research …

Ecology And Control Of Doublegee., F. D. Panetta

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 88WH47

Control of doublegee in pasture.

Location: Wongan Hills.

To assess the effects of repeated pre-emergence and post - emergence applications of herbicides upon survival and seed production by doublegee. To measure the effects of herbicides upon pasture composition and the sizes of doublegee seed banks.

Trial 89MC2, 89WH7, 89EC1

Simulated invasion by doublegee.

Location: Manjimup, Wongan Hills and East Chapman.

In spite of the significance of weed invasion to the overall problem of weed management, almost nothing is known about factors which influence invasion. The aim of this study was to assess the relative importance of seed number …

Doublegee Control In Grain Legume., D. J. Gilbey

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90A14, 90C43. 90WH69

Doublgee control in lupins.

Location: Avondale Research Station, Chapman Research Station, Wongan Hills Research Station,

To study the contribution of
a) shallow pre seeding cultivation
b) high initial simazine application on tolerant varieties
c) post seeding replacement application of simazine for doublegee control in lupins.

Trial 90NO

Broadleaf weed control in peas - post emergence.

Location: York.

To study the effect of several post emergence herbicides on peas and lupins.

Trial 89NO63, 89NO64

Doublegee control peas - pre- emergence.

Location; York

To study the effect of pre emergence herbicides applied to field peas, on weeds and …

Weed Control On The South Coast., J. H. Moore

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90A141

Barley variety tolerance to herbicides.

Location: Gairdner river.

To determine the tolerance of five barley varieties to 19 herbicides and mixtures.

Trial 90AL43

Herbicides for erodium control in serradella.

Location: North Woogenilup.

To determine the efficacy and phytotoxicity of a range of herbicides at varying rates, on erodium in a first year serradella pasture.

Trial 90AL44

Silvergrass control in pasture.

Location: Cheynes Beach Road.

To determine the efficacy of simazine and gramoxone, either tankmixed or individually at varying rates, on silver grass in a clover based pasture.

Trial 90AL45

Pattersons curse control.

To determine which herbicides and at …

Weed Control In Cereals And Pastures Including Declared Plants., J. Peirce, B. J. Rayner

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 90C49

Grass and broad leaved weed control in direct sown crops.

Location: Chapman Valley Research Station.

The low rate of sprayseed with diuron was not as effective on the grasses. It may indicate some antagonism within the mix as the same rate of sprayseed with metribuzin did not cause any drop in grass control. The addition of 2, 4-D amine may have boosted the mixes activity on capeweed as the sprayseed metribuzin mix was not very good on capeweed.

Trial 90EB37

Grass and broad leaved weed control in direct sown crops.

Location: East Beverley Annex.

Part of the trial …

Central Wheatbelt Grain Legume Development Extension Program : Fieldpeas And Lupins, E E. Rowley, I Pritchard

Research Reports

The project aims to:

1) Collect integrate and extend to advisers, farmers and industry representatives technical information on field pea growing systems to optimize profit and reduce new enterprise failure risks.

2) Collect market and process information (prices and demand) for all types of field pea products, and to advise industry representatives and growers on the best options for the continued development of the field pea industry.

3) Identify areas within the field pea industry which require immediate research and industry action.

4) Conduct a field research programme on field pea agronomy within the central medium and high rainfall areas …

Economics Of Interceptor Drains : A Case Study, Andrew Bathgate, Ian Evans

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

This case study determines the most likely rate of return to capital invested in constructing seepage interceptor drains to reduce the effect of waterlogging on crop and pasture yields. The analysis of a farm in the Denbarker region, west of Albany, determined what increases were needed in pasture growth to justify the cost of constructing drains across four adjacent paddocks. The benefits of changing rotations to include lupins were also determined, as growing lupins was unprofitable before the construction of drains.

The Western Australian Pig Health Monitoring Scheme, Ashley Mercy

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Over 30,000 slaughter pigs from 245 Western Australian piggeries have been examined for the presence of 16 diseases since the Western Australian Pig Health Monitoring Scheme (PHMS) started in January 1987. The scheme was developed by the author in conjunction with Dr Chris Brennan, a pig veterinary consultant. Monitoring of slaughter pigs is an important part of providing an effective veterinary service to commercial piggeries. It can be used in accreditation schemes and to help in certifying herds free of particular disease

New Insights Into The Management Of Ewes Over Summer And Autumn, Rob Kelly, Ian Ralph

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Recent research in Western Australia has provided new information on the effects of liveweight and liveweight change on wool production and quality, as well as lamb survival and growth. Liveweight and liveweight change in sheep reflect the animals' nutritional status, and this in turn directly influences their wool production and reproductive performance. The under-nutrition of sheep not only has an immediate effect on the animal's performance, but the research showed that it also produces a significant carry-over effect on wool and lamb production, even if the ewes have returned to good feed. These findings suggest that for the efficient management …