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Crop of barley

Barley production - effect of weather damage on quality and varietal purity

5 December 2013

Weather damage in barley is a common problem worldwide including the south coast of Western Australia (WA) where it is associated with the late spring/early summer rains.

Planting new mango plantation in Dandaragan

Spacing, soil preparation and planting mangoes

3 December 2013

Establishing a healthy and productive orchard requires planning and preparation. You must first select a mango variety and then its propagation method.

Mango trees growing in suburban Perth can bear well.

Growing mangoes in cooler areas of Western Australia

3 December 2013

Mango fruit produced in the Perth area is seasonally the latest in Australia and receives high prices in WA and interstate.

Working in the Seed laboratory

DDLS - Seed testing and certification services

19 November 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DDLS) - Seed Testing and Certification provides a variety of services including seed testing, crop and

Nitrogen deficiency on unburnt header row

Critical tissue nitrogen concentrations for diagnosis of nitrogen deficiency in wheat

16 June 2014

Nitrogen (N) deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in wheat.

Close up of Rose Clover flowers in a Certified seed crop

Seed certification for crops and pastures

20 November 2013

DDLS Seed Testing and Certification is a leading service provider in the field of seed certification.

Comparison of tillage methods for lime incorporation, West Binnu 2016 trial report

17 October 2014

Using tillage to incorporate lime improves the rates of reaction and increases subsurface pH sooner than spreading lime on the surface alone.

Range of different colour and shape seeds

Seed testing

20 November 2013

DDLS Seed Testing and Certification offers a wide range of tests to assess the quality of your seed.

Plant density and N response of selected wheat varieties at Holt Rock 2015 trial report

19 June 2015

Do our current wheat varieties need different management to get the best performance from them.

Plant density and N response of selected wheat varieties at Yuna 2015 trial report

19 June 2015

At Yuna, frost in September affected grain yield and quality of the short maturity varieties but not the longer maturing varieties Magenta and Calingiri.

Plant density and N response of selected wheat varieties at Moorine Rock 2015 trial report

19 June 2015

The challenge in low rainfall areas is to understand the influence of management on the genetic difference of varieties.

Tactical wheat agronomy: nitrogen timing at East Ballidu 2015 trial report

29 June 2015

The mean site yield was 1.4t/ha and there was no difference in yield between Mace and Hydra wheat.

two headers harvesting side by side

Machinery purchasing decision support for broadacre growers

2 April 2015

The following information is a summary of the presentation 'Farm machinery – understanding the true cost and getting the best value out of machinery' delivered by department economists at the 2015

Canola

Canola response to plant density at Salmon Gums 2013 trial report

28 October 2014

This trial looked at plant density in low rainfall canola.

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Retained canola seed options at Grass Patch 2013 trial report

12 December 2014

This trial investigated options for improving production from retained, hybrid and open pollinated canola seed; grading harder, buying new seed, increasing the seed rate, mixing retained and new se

Plot of canola with catch trays inbetween rows

Comparison of canola varieties with delayed direct harvest at Gibson 2013 trial report

17 February 2015

Most canola had acceptable losses prior to harvest, even with delayed harvest. The greatest proportion of losses occurred at harvest.

different density canola plots at vegetative stage

Canola plant density trials list

4 March 2015

The Tactical break crop agronomy project has many canola agronomy trials each year.

Low plant density in Salmon gums trial

Is it worth re-seeding canola? 2014 trial report

9 March 2015

In a 2014 trial, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) concluded that it was not worth re-seeding canola.

Flowering canola in density trial

Canola nutrition trials

4 March 2015

The Tactical Break Crop Agronomy project has many canola agronomy trials each year.

Mark Seymour in Wittenoom Hills N rate Trial

Timing and rate of nitrogen for lower rainfall canola 2012-2014 trial report

14 January 2016

Yield response to applied nitrogen (N) in lower rainfall areas is often relatively low and may also reduce oil.

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