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Barcoding a tool to assist the industry to manage insect incursions
(ASSCT, 2015)THE AUSTRALIAN SUGARCANE industry has been fortunate not to have several significant insect pests that exist overseas. Moth borers are a particular concern to the Australian sugar industry due to the heavy losses they cause ... -
Beach sand to black clay; Adapting technology and best practice for Homebush farming conditions : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2008)This project aimed to adapt latest technology & best practice to suit the soil types found in the Homebush/Sunnyside district, and evaluate the cost and benefit of adopting these technologies and practices. To conduct the ... -
Bed forming utilising GPS guidance by the CAS (Calen and St Helen) Young Farmers Association : SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2008)This project aimed to enhance controlled traffic farming with GPS guidance in undulating conditions in the Calen and St Helen district of Mackay. The project focused on the use of preformed beds, as well as investigating ... -
Benchmarking harvest group practices in the Burdekin : SRDC Final report CSR033
(2006)This project was initiated due to a lack of information available to harvesting groups as to whether their operation was economically comparable to other harvesting groups in the Burdekin and if their current practices ... -
Beneficial bacteria can help reduce losses from nematode pests
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Soil biologists have dug deeper into their understanding on the interaction between the bacteria Pasteuria penetrans and its impact on plant-parasitic nematodes, providing useful information for sugarcane growers and millers. -
Beneficial use irrigation strategies with treated urban effluent : Final report 972471
(2000)Objectives for research:1. To identify the demand for effluent water by comparing three levels of water application to assess economics of crop response to water, and the impact on balancing storage capacity;2. To select ... -
Benefits of better preparation
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Most Australian factories are not achieving the cane preparation benchmark of 90% pol in open cells. While preparation is strongly linked to power consumption, in many cases the problem is not that there is insufficient ... -
Benefits of controlled traffic farming : the Mackay experience
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)Many growers in the Mackay region have moved to controlled traffic farming. This system is built on permanent wheel tracks where the crop zone and traffic lanes are permanently separated. Growers using this system have ... -
Best linear unbiased prediction as a method for predicting cross potential : SRDC final report BS119S
(1999)Until recently, BSES breeders used an empirical formula to assess the breeding potential of a parent (Hogarth and Skinner, 1986). Although this method uses data from many sources, it needs to draw on data accumulated for ... -
Best management practice for sugarcane varieties : SRDC Final report BSS 234
(2002)This has been both a challenging and rewarding project within the northern sugar industry. Increasing economic pressure in the wet tropics has seen a need to develop and adopt better short- and long-term strategies to ... -
Best practice irrigation management to maximise profitability and ensure sustainability in the Ord sugar industry : SRDC Final report CSR22
(2003)The Ord Sugar industry was established in 1995 with the commissioning of a sugar mill and the first full season of commercial production was in 1996. It is now a major industry in Stage 1 of the Ord Irrigation Area, currently ... -
Best-practice surface drainage for low-lying sugarcane lands Herbert District
(BSES, 2006)A manual for extensionists and practitioners. -
Better data and tools to help inform best outcome for harvesting
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)It is a complex numbers game as growers, harvesting operators, and millers work toward improving harvesting efficiency. SRA's Brad Pfeffer spoke to farmer and harvester operator Michael Brombal about meeting this challenge. -
Better data to help inform harvest best practice
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)A new research project is looking at real-time harvesting sensors, in a bid to drive improvements in harvest best practice across the industry. -
Better frost tolerant varieties for NSW : SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project
(2010)Frost damage to sugarcane crops affects about one third of the NSW cane -
Better targeting new cultivars : SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project
(2012)Aim: Better targeting of new cultivars for soiltypes/environments not covered by BSES. Conduct: Trials with advanced clones and other best bet’s were planted in 2009, 2010 & 2011 were planted in both the Mossman and Tableland ... -
Beware of diseases that have an effect on plant emergence
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)With the new planting season approaching, it is important that growers know about the soil-borne diseases that could affect the emergence of planted crops. -
Billet quality – a key element for planting success
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)Planting is a major cost to the industry. It is important to get good plant establishment as it affects your ongoing returns through the crop cycle. Paying careful attention to the any components of the billet planting ... -
Bio-prospecting for beneficial endophytes of sugarcane
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Bio-prospecting for beneficial endophytes of sugarcane -
Bioassay for comparing levels of pythium graminicola in soils
(BSES, 1987)In the study of any soil borne pathogen it is essential to have some technique for determining the level of the pathogen in the soil. The levels of Pythium species in soil have been measured by soil dilution plating on ...