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Research Officer Raj Malik in Gibson’s Nitrogen trial

Timing of nitrogen for canola grown in the high rainfall areas of WA, Gibson 2014 trial report

29 January 2016

Previous experience with canola has found there is no yield penalty if nitrogen is applied within eight weeks of sowing and most farmers aim to apply nitrogen within this timeframe.

Salmon gums plant density trial, 2014

Plant density in low rainfall canola, Salmon Gums 2014 trial report

28 January 2016

Canola is now being grown in low rainfall areas. Primarily farmers choose open pollinated TT varieties.

vegetative canola

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

5 April 2016

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Merredin trial site

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

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Report card on sustainable natural resource use in agriculture in Western Australia

2 December 2013

The Report card on sustainable natural resource use in agriculture: status and trend in the agricultural areas of the south-west of Western Australia was produced by the Department of Prim

A photograph of vegetables produced using an organic production system.

Sensitive sites in Western Australia

16 December 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development operates a sensitive sites service to identify the locations of sensitive commercial production systems across Western Australia's agri

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.

Plant with purple stems and dark green leaves covered with a bright yellow powder-like fungus.

Myrtle rust: Biosecurity alert

8 April 2014

Myrtle rust is a serious disease that infects and kills many plants belonging to the Myrtaceae family including eucalypts, bottlebrushes, paperbarks and peppermint trees.

codling moth affected apples and moth

Codling moth: declared pest

11 April 2014

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a serious pest of apples and other pome fruit and has the potential to cause severe crop losses.

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.

Canola and lupin TOS trial Eradu August 23 2017

Canola and lupin, comparing varieties by time of sowing in the northern agricultural region, Eradu 2017 trial report

9 January 2018

Lupin yielded 3.0t/ha and canola 2.0t/ha from late May emergence.

Lupin gross margins were competitive with canola, and lupin gave the highest return on investment.

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.

Jujube fruit with brown spot

Brown spot of jujube

21 November 2017

Brown spot is a fungal disease caused by Nothophoma quercina. It affects jujubes in Western Australia and has been reported in olives, pistachios and Chinese quince in other countries.

broadacre webinar series

AgMemo - Grains News, February 2018

14 February 2018

A snapshot of some of the latest news and seasonal advice from the department for Western Australian farm businesses in the grains sector.

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.

Oldman and river saltbush planting

Managing dryland salinity in south-west Western Australia

21 November 2013

Managing saline dryland (rainfed, not irrigated) can provide many benefits: increased whole-farm productivity, reduced on-farm and off-farm degradation, and protection of landscape and community va

Bananas bagged after flowering

Banana management in the Ord River Irrigation Area

21 February 2014

The Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) is suitable for growing bananas.

Growing out banana plants from tissue culture.

Propagation of bananas

25 February 2014

Tissue culture is the best method for propagating bananas. It ensures they are true to type and free from pests and diseases.

Microsprinklers in new plantation

Banana irrigation and soil water management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Bananas need a lot of water to grow well. To irrigate the crop efficiently you need to measure soil water content.

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