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QNR-3 the Australian On-line Agrometeorological Information Service (SILO)
(Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, 2000)Australian agriculture operates in an extremely variable climate that impacts on productivity, profitability and resource condition. This climate variability, in conjunction with declining terms of trade, has driven farmers ... -
Quantification of the potential to reduce harvesting losses by utilisation of field edge trash separation technology
(2013)NorrisECT conducted a series of SRDC supported trials into the potential to improve industry profitability through the use of post-harvest cleaning at sites in the New South Wales Sugar Milling Cooperative and Isis Mill ... -
Quantifying and managing sources of sediments and nutrients in low-lying canelands : Project no CLW007 - final report
(2003)Queensland’s north-east coast are used for sugar production. Various studies investigating sediment discharge from catchments where sugar is an important land use have demonstrated that sediment export from cane lands often ... -
Quantifying benefits of harvest best practice in NSW
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)With in-field harvesting losses under the spotlight in New South Wales, industry members realised the best way to address the issue was to look at it from a whole of supply chain perspective. -
Quantifying the socio-economic impacts of harvesting residue retention systems : SRDC Final report BSS173
(2002)BSS173: 'Quantifying the socio-economic impacts of harvesting residue retention systems' is a project jointly funded by the Sugar Research and Development Corporation and Land and Water Australia (formally Land and Water ... -
Rainfall simulator improves research efficiency
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Just as unexpected rain or drought events severely impact farming operations, they can also impact important research activities that SRA is investing in for the Australian sugarcane industry. -
Raising awareness and adoption of sustainable cane growing practices : SRDC Final report BSS238
(2002)This project aimed to raise awareness and adoption of sustainable canegrowing practices in the Queensland and New South Wales sugar industries by providing canegrowers with the capacity to critically assess their farming ... -
Rapid detection of ratoon stunting disease; final report 2013/001
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)This project's objective was to develop a rapid 'sniff test' to diagnose ratoon stunting disease (RSD) using a new technology called 'Enose' or electronic nose. The aim was to be able to identify contaminated cane within ... -
Rationalising insecticide use in the control of wireworms : SRDC final report BS102S
(BSES, 1997)This project aimed to develop a method to detect wireworms in pre-plant fallows, thus allowing rational decisions to be made on whether or not to use insecticide for wireworm control at planting. Insecticide would be used ... -
Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) host-pathogen relationships in sugarcane : SRDC final report BS99S
(BSES, 1997)Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli (Cxx) is a gram +, fastidious, slow growing bacterium that causes ratoon stunting disease (RSD) of sugarcane. Because of its fastidious nature, slow growth, and poor symptom expression, it has ... -
Ratooning and ratoon management in overseas cane-sugar industries
(2003)Travel was undertaken to Florida, Louisiana, Brazil and Argentina in March-April 1994 and to southern Africa in October 1994. I assessed the environments and management of production systems in relation to productivity ... -
Raw Sugar Analysis by Laboratory DA 1650 NIR ready to go
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Real time feedback to guide harvest efficiency in the cab
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Real time feedback to guide harvest efficiency in the cab -
Reduced tillage boosts soil health at Woodburn
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A combination of strip tillage, soybeans and faba beans is delivering positive results for the Haynes brothers in the Broadwater mill area of northern NSW. -
Reduced tillage establishment of sugarcane at SRA Mackay
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Reduced tillage establishment of sugarcane at SRA Mackay -
Reducing boiler maintenance costs and deferring capital expenditure through improved technology : final report 2016/020
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Boiler tube wear and corrosion costs the industry approximately $5 million a year in repairs, stops and inefficient operation. For example, the replacement cost of one convection bank due to wear is approximately $1 million ... -
Reducing costs through improving boiler maintenance efficiency
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Reducing in surging in shredders : final report 2019/204
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Cane shredders and the level of cane preparation achieved by them play a significant role in the performance of every mill’s extraction train. The application of feeder rolls to shredders has a twofold objective of ... -
Reducing the Australian sugar industry's genetic vulnerability to sugarcane smut : SRDC final report BSS256
(2007)Sugarcane smut was recorded for the first time in Australia in July 1998 in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) and was identified in the Bundaberg/Isis, Central and Herbert regions of Queensland in 2006. Sugarcane smut ... -
Reducing the risk of exotic pests and diseases of sugarcane : final report BS194S
(1999)'Reducing the risk of Exotic Pests and Diseases in Cane' was a project aimed at maximising the effectiveness of the Australian sugarcane industry's quarantine system. The main objective of the project was to complete an ...