issue 157, march april 2022
This page shows the articles in issue 157, march april 2022 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.
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New knowledge to tap residual soil phosphorus
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 21 Apr 2022The potential for Western Australian growers to access legacy phosphorus – residual phosphorus from years of fertiliser application– is being investigated by Dr Gustavo Boitt. Through enhanced understanding of soil phosphorus dynamics and the effects of crop sequences, Dr Boitt is quantifying various chemical and microbial processes contributing to soil phosphorus availability.
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Fire spurs farm business regeneration
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 20 Apr 2022The largest fire in the history of Kangaroo Island has led to restoration and renewal in the Stanton family’s farm business off the coast of South Australia.
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Modelling looks to predict when mouse plagues will end
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 18 Apr 2022Various research projects are helping improve mouse plague modelling and management, including the ability to better predict a plague’s end point
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Lessons learned from last plague help hone mouse strategy
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 17 Apr 2022A risk management approach, learned from previous experience, helped Bruce Watson somewhat mitigate damage from the recent mouse plague
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Pre-breeding co-investment tackles sorghum lodging
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 14 Apr 2022A new $11.6 million, five-and-a-half-year joint investment aims to address lodging in sorghum, an issue consistently rated as the most significant concern facing sorghum growers
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Long coleoptile wheat may counter poor establishment
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 12 Apr 2022It is early days, but long coleoptile wheat research in Central and Southern Queensland has the potential to boost yields
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Deep-learning imaging to picture crop health
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 11 Apr 2022Using a technique that has become known for internet ‘deepfakes’, researchers are working to improve image detection in cereals for use in research and commercial fields
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Yield gains if flowering period optimised
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 09 Apr 2022Re-evaluating sowing dates to balance crop stress against crop potential could boost wheat yields in Central Queensland
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Autonomous agriculture just a step away
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 05 Apr 2022The technical review behind the autonomous machinery code of practice has found that these technologies are fast approaching
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Mineral mulch – a new moisture-saving frontier
Issue 157, March-April 2022 - 04 Apr 2022A flood in 2017 that saw sand deposited across Peter Daw’s cropping country at Ravensthorpe turned into a learning experience with longer-term benefits. Peter spread that sand more evenly and the crops yielded much better than average, he has now extended his mineral mulching to gravels with similar gains in yield.