AGR2008150 : Provision of research and development services for the Ord Sugarcane project

Author	Croft, BJ
Author	Webb, B
Author	Piperidis, G
Date Accessioned	2013-05-22
Date Available	2013-05-22
Issued	2009
Identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/11079/11779
Abstract	BSES has provided the research and extension services to the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) sugar industry under a cooperative agreement with the WA Dept of Agriculture and Food since 2003. This contract was terminated in April 2008 after the Ord sugar mill ceased operations in 2007. A new contract was signed to provide continued Plant breeding and plant pathology services to WA Dept of Agriculture and Food to continue plant-breeding trials, inspect sugarcane plots for diseases and pests and to advise WA Dept of Agriculture and Food on maintenance of sugarcane varieties so they could be available for potential new sugar industries in the ORIA.
Language	en
Part of Series	BSES Internal Report; CO09008 1474
Subject	Commercial in contract
Subject	R&D
Subject	research and development
Subject	Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food
Subject	Ord Sugarcane Project
Subject	Plant breeding
Subject	plant pathology
Subject	Variety performance
Subject	Locally adapted varieties
Subject	Varieties
Subject	Plant breeding
Title	AGR2008150 : Provision of research and development services for the Ord Sugarcane project

Varieties, plant breeding and release [124]
Research outcomes: Comprehensive and efficient variety breeding, selection and release programs responding to yield expectations, environmental constraints, resource scarcity and regional preferences. Faster varietal adoption using advanced methods for bulking, distribution and planting.