Browsing Completed projects and reports by Title
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Review of current and future investments in high density planting : SRDC Final report
(SRDC, 1999)The BSES is presently confronting the issue of how to facilitate the adoption of HOP as a commercially productive system. Relevant preliminary project proposals have been submitted for SRDC funding. This consultancy assesses ... -
Review of moth-borer resistance screening and report on visit to SASRI
(BSES, 2009)Information on procedures for screening sugarcane varieties for resistance to moth borers and associated research was obtained by a search of literature and by a 2-week visit to SASRI -
Review of nitrogen fertiliser research in the Australian sugar industry
(2004)The management of nitrogen (N) fertiliser is important to the Australian sugar industry, as it is an important nutrient for sugarcane production. However, over application results in reduced profitability and sugar quality, ... -
A review of nitrogen use efficiency in sugarcane
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, providing both substantial economic benefit to Australia and significant international ecological value. The health of the GBR is under pressure ... -
Review of sodic soils research in the Queensland sugar industry
(1995)Increasing levels of sodium on the clay, in the absence of high levels of soluble salts, are not believed to be toxic to the cane plant. Any adverse effect on crop production is through deterioration of the soil structure ... -
Review of the green grassy shoot disease (GGSD) situation in Nghe An Province
(BSES, 2008)Green grassy shoot disease (GGSD) has been rapidly escalating. Without further research and extension assistance, GGSD has great potential to cripple production in Vietnam. The visit has provided a great deal of new ... -
Review of the R&D response to sugarcane smut with special reference to the SmutBuster Research Program : 16-20 February 2009
(BSES, 2009)The BSES-CSIRO sugarcane improvement joint venture was successful in obtaining the funding for work towards the development of productive, smut-resistant varieties in a project called SmutBuster. The SRDC-BSES research ... -
Review of the sugarcane industry Biosecurity Plan and development of a grower Biosecurity Manual; final report 2014/088
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)The review of the Biosecurity Plan for the sugarcane industry will comprehensively investigate new and emerging sugarcane pests and diseases, identify biosecurity capacity and guide the implementation of projects that ... -
Review, analysis and discussion of precision agriculture technologies : SRDC Final report NCA009
(2007)The development of a range of new technologies has brought agriculture and agricultural equipment to a whole new level of sophistication. First hypothesised in the early 1990’s, Precision Agriculture (PA) is a crop management ... -
Reviewing and extending knowledge of fibre quality assessment within the SRA breeding program to develop optimally adapted varieties for the Australian sugar industry
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)This project aimed to improve knowledge of the significance of fibre quality measurement data to improve its value for variety selection and to provide guidance on further research work to utilise fibre quality requirements ... -
Reviving GrubPlan to ensure appropriate use and application of imidacloprid for control of cane grubs
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)The focus of the project was to: -
Rhopaea Canegrub - Assessment of Pest Status and an RD&E program for improved Management in the Tweed Valley
(BSES, 1996)I visited the Tweed Valley area to assess the pest status of rhopaea canegrub, diagnose reasons for grower dissatisfaction with present control options, and, with affected growers and technical staff to develop a research, ... -
Risk assessment of phosphorus (P) loss and guidelines for P use in lower Herbert soils Final report on SRDC Project No CLW010
(2000)In project CSS3S (Bramley et aI., 1998), a field and laboratory-based survey of the behaviour of phosphorus (P) was carried out on the soils of the lower Herbert River catchment, and sediments derived from them. The aim ... -
Risk to the Australian Sugar Industry from exotic insect pests : Pest Incursion Management Plan version 1
(BSES, 1999)In response to the risk of entry of animal diseases, which could not only affect animal industries but also human health, the AUSTVETPLAN concept was developed and refined over many years. AUSTVETPLAN contains detailed ... -
Risk to the Australian Sugar Industry from exotic pests : SRDC final report BSS175
(BSES, 1999)This project aimed to develop a pest risk analysis on likely sugarcane pest introductions and pest incursion management plan. Assessments in the risk analysis detail the likely sources of introduction and the best strategies ... -
Role of controlled release fertilizer in Australian sugarcane systems: final report 2014/011
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Controlled release fertilisers (CRFs) are promoted as a means to optimise the productivity achieved per unit of fertiliser nitrogen (N) input and lower environmental impacts from N leaching, runoff and emission losses. ... -
SaveN Cane : developing selection tools for N-efficient sugarcane
(2015)This project supports the sugar industry’s intensifying efforts to reduce its nitrogen (N) footprint that is caused by inefficient use of N fertiliser by the crop. The industry aims to minimise N pollution of coastal waters ... -
Scoping study - remote sensing of sugarcane leaf diseases : FSRDC final report BSS295
(BSES, 2006)Estimation of the incidence of sugarcane leaf diseases in the Australian sugar industry is largely confined to subjective estimates by Cane Productivity Services personnel. Resistance ratings for leaf diseases are applied ... -
Scoping Study for CaneMAPPS Development
(2022-04-22)This project scopes the development requirements of CaneMAPPS: a digital platform to facilitate growers’ adoption and implementation of sustainable farming practices in sugarcane production. Consultations with SRA staff ...