issue 149 november december 2020
This page shows the articles in issue 149 november december 2020 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.
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Improving results for grain storage aeration cooling
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-17T00:00:00+10:00Adding aeration to storage facilities is one of the most effective means of maintaining grain product quality. When correctly designed and managed, aeration achieves cooler grain temperatures and uniform grain moisture conditions in storages.
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Timely safety lessons emerge from header fire
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-16T00:00:00+10:00Mallee grower Ian Hastings has devised a new system to enable fire-fighting from the safety of the tractor cabin, instead of standing in the paddock, after he was seriously injured fighting a blaze in a barley crop on his family's property during harvest last year. The Hastings family – Ian, Cathie, Michael and Megan – crop about 4600 hectares at Ouyen in north-western Victoria.
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New AEGIC test to examine the truth of wholegrains
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-15T00:00:00+10:00Following the release of a new official definition of what comprises wholegrain flour, the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre has developed a test to verify the contents of wheat flour. The test is expected to bolster the marketing of Australian flour in overseas markets.
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Hyper-yield push moves to mainland HRZ
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-14T00:00:00+10:00Growers have the opportunity to host on-farm trials, join networks and participate in awards as part of a new hyper-yielding crops research project. The research effort aims to push the yield boundaries of wheat, barley and canola in high-rainfall cropping areas across five states.
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Drought research probes roots–soil bond
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-10T00:00:00+10:00In the continuing quest to develop more resilient grain crops, Australian scientists are investigating the mechanisms that drought-tolerant plants use for survival under water-limited conditions
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Roots-soil interplay the new production frontier
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-09T00:00:00+10:00University of Adelaide researchers are analysing soils from across Australia in a search for microbes that will boost chickpea productivity
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Nitrogen fix worth the inoculant investment
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-08T00:00:00+10:00For Yorke Peninsula grower John Davey and sons Matthew and James, nitrogen fixation from pulse crops represents an important strategy on their 1600-hectare enterprise at Clinton Centre.
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Lipid composition clue to frost tolerance
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-07T00:00:00+10:00Researchers are starting to unlock the secrets of how frost-tolerant wheat varieties cope with the cold, with the identification of a biochemical pathway unique to frost-tolerant varieties. The finding by a GRDC-invested CSIRO project opens the door to new possibilities for phenotyping.
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DNA research to improve inoculation decisions
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-06T00:00:00+10:00A South Australian project will save southern region grain growers time and money when it comes to inoculating their legume crops. The project involved scientists developing an innovative method of quantifying rhizobia in soil using a high-throughput DNA test.
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Pros and cons of deep ripping on an angle
Issue 149, November-December 2020 - 2020-09-05T00:00:00+10:00Deep ripping on an angle can improve machinery trafficability in many situations, as well as boosting crop emergence. But there is a price to pay in terms of machinery wear and tear.