All posts tagged "crops"

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  News and Views

  UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease

  Researchers at The University of Western Australia have identified the cause of the devastating faba bean gall disease for the first time,...

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  Broadacre

  Finger on the pulse at Kingaroy Research Facility

  The Kingaroy Research Facility is poised to become a major hub for pigeon pea research following the addition of 53 ha of...

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  Farm Management

  A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

  After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down,...

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  Broadacre

  Project evaluating ‘eyes in the sky’ technology to detect crop pests

  Crop surveillance from the skies is being explored as a means to improve pest management strategies by a new Grains Science Partnership...

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  Farm Management

  Biosecurity essentials: new planting material

  Almost anything moved onto your property can be a potential source of pests and diseases for your production areas.

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  Farm Management

  Green bridge management a key for grains biosecurity

  The green bridge is any plant material such as crop volunteers and weeds growing out of season that can act as hosts...

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  Broadacre

  Growers jump on promising outlook for wheat

  Due to a rapidly changing export market, the Australian agriculture industry faces a growing need to embrace market diversification, with farmers across...

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  Small Farms

  LAMP technology lights the way to infield fall armyworm identification

  A new in-field molecular test to detect a significant pest threat to grain and horticulture crops has been developed to help protect...

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  177

  Farm Management

  Better, faster, smarter crop variety data for nation’s grain growers

  Australian grain growers are set to get better crop variety recommendations faster through a major Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) international...

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  Broadacre

  Mungbeans move to end point royalty system

  Mungbeans – an important summer pulse crop in Queensland and New South Wales – will move to an end point royalty (EPR)...