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Can agronomy overcome yield penalty of retained (F2) hybrid TT canola in the low rainfall zone? Merredin 2015 trial report

6 April 2016

In the trial series at Grass Patch, Ballidu, Merredin and Holt Rock, the highest grain yields, oil and gross margins were from the open pollinated variety, so growers should continue to use open po

Canola trial at Eradu

Canola establishment: seed depth and size, hybrid versus OP, Eradu 2016 (16GE01) trial report

24 January 2017

Even when sowing in April into drying soil, sowing canola at 1cm produced higher establishment than sowing at 3cm or 7cm.

DPIRD Researcher Martin Harries inspecting plots desiccated at different times.

Chickpea crop-topping is not an option for controlling late emerging weeds, Mingenew 2017 trial report

9 January 2018

Yield of chickpea crop-topped at the right time to control weed seed set was 59% of the unsprayed control.

Lupin pods ready for incubator treatments to simulate rainfall on mature plants

Lupin; pre-harvest rain reduces seed quality, Geraldton 2017 trial report

9 January 2018

40% lower germination was measured from seed of plants exposed to wetting and drying at maturity.

Canola yield and heat stress

Canola yield and heat stress in the northern agricultural region 2017 trial report

20 February 2018

Yield was highest from earlier sown plants; mid-May sown plants yielded only 18% of those sown in mid-April.

DPIRD researcher Martin Harries measuring yield loss after harvest

Lupins; delayed harvest and yield loss, Eradu 2017 trial report

9 January 2018

Lupins should be harvested as soon as they are mature to minimise significant yield loss.

Pile of golden wheat grain

Seed dressing and in-furrow fungicides for cereals in Western Australia

20 November 2013

Seed dressing and in-furrow fungicides contain active ingredients for the control or suppression of seed-borne diseases, some fungal foliar diseases and some fungal root rots in cereal crops.

Net type net blotch has thin brown streaks that often cross with a net like appearance

Managing net-form net blotch of barley in Western Australia

13 December 2012

Net-form net blotch is a fungal disease that can reduce yield and grain quality of barley crops. This page describes the symptoms briefly, with greater focus on how this disease is managed.

Canola in the Stirling Ranges

Western Australian canola industry

1 November 2013

Canola is an important crop in Western Australia, with production over the last five years estimated at 2.2 million tonnes worth around $1.2 billion to the state economy each year.

Participants at the Muresk forum

Agriculture Climate Resilience Fund forum 

20 December 2021

The Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC convened a forum at the Muresk Institute to discuss priorities for the Agriculture Climate Resilience Fund.

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