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Irrigation of sugarcane manual
(2014)Sugarcane is a plant that originated in wet tropical regions such as Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. Therefore, to achieve maximum productivity, it requires an abundant supply of water from either rainfall or irrigation. -
Irrigation risk management strategies to reduce water use and maximize profitability; a paradigm shift in performance to $ per unit of water : Final report CTA038
(SRDC, 2003)The Australian sugar industry is predisposed to maximize the benefits of irrigation because of its geographic and climatic location. However mistakes of older irrigation schemes elsewhere in Australia, need to be ... -
Irrigation scheduling
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)Scheduling irrigation can help growers apply the right amount of water, in the right place, at the right time, to produce optimum yield. A range of tools are available to help with this important process. -
Irrigation water use in the Eton irrigation scheme
(1994)The objectives of the survey were: to determine irrigation management strategies used by the canegrowers; to determine water use efficiency for individual blocks; and to identify irrigation practices which affect water use ... -
Irrigators move towards profit and sustainability
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Irrigators move towards profit and sustainability -
Is magnesium deficiency a causal agent of sugarcane Yellow Canopy Syndrome? : ASSCT peer-reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2019)Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) is a disorder affecting sugarcane in the Australian industry, the cause of which is unknown. This paper reviews YCS research focusing on magnesium imbalance as a possible cause of the condition. ... -
It's planting time and diseases are waiting to attack
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)With spring planting approaching, it is important that growers are aware of the soil-borne diseases that could affect their overall crop performance. The two diseases that could have the most impact are pineapple sett rot ... -
John Deere harvester Ingham 2017
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Keeping our chemicals in their place – In the field
(2021-07-01)This project specifically examined whether off-site movement of pesticides could be managed through the use of a range of tools and techniques including adjuvants, product formulations, product placement and application ... -
Key factors in control of Greyback Canegrub populations : SRDC final report BS120S
(BSES, 1998)Greyback canegrub outbreaks with severe losses in sugar production have persisted for more than six years in the Burdekin district, but population densities of the pest have declined at locations in the Herbert Valley, ... -
Knowing and understanding our soils
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Knowing and understanding our soils -
Knowledge bank builing on yellow canopy syndrome
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Knowledge bank builing on yellow canopy syndrome -
Knowledge of sugarcane physiology and climate-crop-soil interactions : SRDC final report
(2003)Compared to other crops, knowledge of growth mechanisms in sugarcane is inadequate. The question arises as to how much longer can we continue to prosper from sugarcane if knowledge of the growth processes on which our ... -
Kovacich Family focusing on soil health profitability, technology and sustainability
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Kovacich Family focusing on soil health profitability, technology and sustainability -
Land and Water Management Plan drafting tools for the Farming Management System framework
(2005)During the development of the Sugar FMS program it became apparent that Queensland Government requirements for Land and Water Management Plans were becoming an increasingly significant business concern for many cane growers. ... -
Leading the charge on efficient & sustainable production
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have used a scale-model of a wet scrubber to provide valuable information for sugar millers on how this piece of milling equipment functions � and to recommend possible ... -
Leaf scald 1
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Leaf sucrose: The link to diseases, physiological disorders such as YCS and sugarcane productivity : final report 2015/016
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Yellow canopy syndrome (YCS) is a physiological disorder expressing as yellowing of the mid-canopy. Rapid growth following a stress period where growth rate of the top internodes has been compromised creates a supply demand ... -
Learning from the overseas experience
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)SRA has approved funding for this project to commence in the latter half of 2015, which will look to bring some of the efficiencies of overseas milling operations to benefit Australian factories. -
Legumes : the pros and cons
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)As seen in the previous article, ‘Planning the summer fallow’, in this edition, fallow legumes can improve cane yields and soil health. This handy table helps to compare and evaluate the different types of legumes available ...