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Wheat yield potential, sowing time and management in season 2019

31 May 2019

Much of the Western Australia's wheatbelt has experienced a very dry 2018–2019 summer leaving very little stored moisture at present (DPIRD, May seasonal report 2019). Yield potential varies signif

DPIRD Frost field walk

2018 Frost trials and seasonal information

17 April 2018

This page hosts the 2018 frost trial information, handy project resources and the frost severity maps (from August).

An image of Bob French, DAFWA researcher standing in a paddock in Merredin

Tactical Wheat Agronomy for the West

14 March 2017

In 2018, over 10million tonnes (estimated) of wheat was harvested in Western Australia.

Photograph of field site used to measure plant available water capacity of a soil

Plant available water and potential crop yield

22 August 2016

Plant available water (PAW) is a key determinant of potential yield in dryland agriculture.

Waiting for rain before sowing

Canola yield penalty with delayed sowing

24 May 2017

How late is too late to sow canola? What is the yield penalty from time of sowing (TOS) or late sowing? What is the estimated yield loss from delayed sowing of canola in WA?

The barley variety fact sheets front cover

Barley variety fact sheets

11 April 2016

Comparing the latest barley varieties with commonly grown, established varieties can be confusing.

Live annual ryegrass plants after spraying with glyphosate

Herbicide resistance and susceptibility testing

26 July 2016

Testing for herbicide susceptibility allows you to determine what herbicide options are still available to control weeds on your farm.

Dr Ben Biddulph at the frost research trial taking observations with crop monitoring equipment

Fighting frost damage in cereals

12 February 2013

The department is a key partner in the Grains Research and Development Corporations' (GRDC) National Frost Initiative (NFI) which aims to provide the Australian grains industry with targeted resear

Rhizoctonia patch in the South Stirlings

Mapping rhizoctonia across paddocks 2016 trial report

29 August 2016

Developing a process to identify which clusters of patches of rhioctonia in a paddock are economic to treat.

Windmill grass in fallow

Windmill grass

23 May 2012

Windmill grass (Chloris truncata) is a native species and is the tenth most common summer weed species in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

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