Author: Dr Gio Braidotti
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Dryland pasture systems innovation for mixed farms
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2024-03-04T09:00:00+11:00A suite of projects that identified a new generation of legume pasture species that are better adapted to dryland mixed farming systems has returned substantial benefits on investment
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Assessment of climate forecast reliability
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2024-03-01T09:00:00+11:00An assessment of the utility of seasonal climate forecasts to grain growers identified the need for improvement in overall forecast performance
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Minimising the yield impacts of soil constraints
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2024-02-26T09:00:00+11:00Yield gains were achieved in soil amelioration trails that tested newly develop 3D soil mapping technology that is underscored by machine learning algorithms that understand yield responses to soil constraints
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Technology offers real-time support during frost events
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2024-02-21T09:00:00+11:00Alerts and step-by-step decision support are now available to help manage frost damage in real time, with the support delivered through a Facebook group
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Pulse productivity gains
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2024-02-20T09:00:00+11:00New analytical methods and infrastructure have been developed in Victoria to identify traits and agronomic combinations that can improve pulse crop productivity and profitability
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Expanded market options for better sorghum
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2023-10-23T09:00:00+11:00A sorghum breeding program to improve grain quality alongside a project to explore end-uses for sorghum in food and beverage supply chains has resulted in a net benefit for growers
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Throwing the kitchen sink at Fusarium crown rot disease
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2023-10-20T09:00:00+11:00A strategy that encompasses genetics, breeding, agronomic management and seed treatment technologies is being used to claw back yield losses due to Fusarium crown rot disease in wheat
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The case for high value pulses in WA
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2023-10-19T09:00:00+11:00Best bet agronomic packages that support the inclusion of high value pulse crops in WA cropping rotations have delivered net benefits to growers
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Accelerating crop improvement for grain growers
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2023-09-21T09:00:00+10:00The Victorian Government in partnership with GRDC is further modernising the Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) to fast-track cereal, oilseed and pulse crop improvement for the benefit of Australian grain growers
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Soil amelioration methods tested in frost mitigation trial
Author: Dr Gio Braidotti, 2023-09-07T09:00:00+10:00Trials on the Eyre Peninsula are finding that soil amelioration may have a role to play in mitigating damage to crops from frequent and severe frost events on sandy soils.