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Selection of a non-sugarcane gene for control of canegrubs : SRDC final report BS95S
(1996)Four types of non-sugarcane genes were investigation for potential toxictiy to canegrubs. They were: toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); plant proteinase inhibitors; plant lectins; and avidin. Each of ... -
Selection of superior crosses of sugarcane : SRDC final report BS6S
(1991)The impact of GxE interaction on the response to three methods of selection was assessed over three locations and three crop-years. The three selection methods considered were two previously used procedures, mass (individual) ... -
Senors: where to next for sugarcane harvesters?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)SRA researchers have worked collaboratively with the industry and leading technology experts to better understand opportunities for the future when it comes to harvesting sensors. -
Sensors for improved harvesting feedback: evaluation of suitability : Final report 2016/954
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A feasibility study was conducted to investigate the value and application of sensors in the harvesting environment for improved feedback for quality and loss control. A desktop study, this project (a) investigated the ... -
Sensors: where to next for sugarcane harvesters?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)SRA researchers have worked collaboratively with the industry and leading technology experts to better understand opportunities for the future when it comes to harvesting sensors. -
Serious economic loss for growers and millers
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)A prototype infield sucrose loss measurement system (ISMS) developed by the SRA engineering team has been successfully tested over the past four harvesting seasons from Mareeba down to NSW. -
Seventy five years of scientific progress, 1900-1975
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Share-farming options for the Australian sugar industry : SRDC Final report BSS298
(2007)The Australian sugar industry is faced with an aging farmer population, high land prices that limit expansion and a large number of small farms. Share farming and leasing have the potential to solve these three problems.This ... -
Short and long term impacts of green cane trash blanketing on soil fertility
(2005)In the last three decades, there has been a widespread adoption of green cane harvesting-trash blanketing (GCTB) in the Australian sugarcane industry, generally motivated by the practical advantages (e.g. weed control, ... -
Side-by-side trial examines after-market chopper systems
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Side-by-side trial examines after-market chopper systems -
Singing on the same song sheet: Examining harvester speed & components
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Three modified sugarcane harvesters are part of field trials this season to examine improved synchronisation of ground speed and front-end components of the harvester. -
Six Easy Steps TM meets industry, bovernment and community obligations
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)Backed by ongoing research, modification of the sugarcane industry's nutrient management guidelines has been occurring for the past 15 years. SRA has been extending those guidelines to the industry through a one-day, ... -
Small milling research program enhances collaboration between millers and researchers
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Small Milling Research Program open for applications through SRA
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Smart blending of enhanced efficiency fertilisers to maximise sugarcane profitability : final technical report RRDP1718
(Cotton Research and Development Corporation;Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, 2020)Jointly funded by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Sugar Research Australia, Queensland Government, and industry and research partners, this project aimed to: (1) characterise PCU N release ... -
Smarter Irrigation; educating growers in innovative on-farm water management and scheduling practices : Final report 2017/802
(Cotton Research and Development Corporation, 2018)The general objective of the project was to realise significant productivity and profitability improvements for sugarcane growers. Engage in coaching and training activities with seven sugarcane growers in the use of ... -
SMRP Uneearthing practical outcomes for millers
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Smut-proofing the Australian industry - ensuring a reliable cane supply through reduced genetic vulnerability to sugarcane smut
(BSES, 2009)Since the smut incursion and subsequent spread of the disease breeding for smut resistance has become an essential priority for the BSES-CSIRO Variety Improvement program. The strategy that has been adopted includes the ... -
SmutBuster: accelerated breeding of smut-resistant sugarcane varieties : SRDC final report BSS325
(BSES, 2011)Sugarcane smut is caused by the fungus, Ustilago scitaminea Syd., and is one of the most serious diseases of sugarcane. At the end of 1983, only the sugar industries of Australia and Fiji remained free from smut. Sugarcane ... -
Sniffing out ratoon stunting disease
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)While is may not be quite as cute as a beagle, 'e-nose' technolgoy is proving to be effective at sniffing out things that shouldn't be there. In this case it's ratoon stunting disease (RSD) in sugarcane.