Browsing Completed projects and reports by Title
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QNR-3 the Australian On-line Agrometeorological Information Service (SILO)
(Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, 2000)Australian agriculture operates in an extremely variable climate that impacts on productivity, profitability and resource condition. This climate variability, in conjunction with declining terms of trade, has driven farmers ... -
Quantification of the potential to reduce harvesting losses by utilisation of field edge trash separation technology
(2013)NorrisECT conducted a series of SRDC supported trials into the potential to improve industry profitability through the use of post-harvest cleaning at sites in the New South Wales Sugar Milling Cooperative and Isis Mill ... -
Quantifying and managing sources of sediments and nutrients in low-lying canelands : Project no CLW007 - final report
(2003)Queensland’s north-east coast are used for sugar production. Various studies investigating sediment discharge from catchments where sugar is an important land use have demonstrated that sediment export from cane lands often ... -
Quantifying the socio-economic impacts of harvesting residue retention systems : SRDC Final report BSS173
(2002)BSS173: 'Quantifying the socio-economic impacts of harvesting residue retention systems' is a project jointly funded by the Sugar Research and Development Corporation and Land and Water Australia (formally Land and Water ... -
Raising awareness and adoption of sustainable cane growing practices : SRDC Final report BSS238
(2002)This project aimed to raise awareness and adoption of sustainable canegrowing practices in the Queensland and New South Wales sugar industries by providing canegrowers with the capacity to critically assess their farming ... -
Rapid detection of ratoon stunting disease; final report 2013/001
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)This project's objective was to develop a rapid 'sniff test' to diagnose ratoon stunting disease (RSD) using a new technology called 'Enose' or electronic nose. The aim was to be able to identify contaminated cane within ... -
Rationalising insecticide use in the control of wireworms : SRDC final report BS102S
(BSES, 1997)This project aimed to develop a method to detect wireworms in pre-plant fallows, thus allowing rational decisions to be made on whether or not to use insecticide for wireworm control at planting. Insecticide would be used ... -
Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) host-pathogen relationships in sugarcane : SRDC final report BS99S
(BSES, 1997)Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli (Cxx) is a gram +, fastidious, slow growing bacterium that causes ratoon stunting disease (RSD) of sugarcane. Because of its fastidious nature, slow growth, and poor symptom expression, it has ... -
Ratooning and ratoon management in overseas cane-sugar industries
(2003)Travel was undertaken to Florida, Louisiana, Brazil and Argentina in March-April 1994 and to southern Africa in October 1994. I assessed the environments and management of production systems in relation to productivity ... -
Reducing boiler maintenance costs and deferring capital expenditure through improved technology : final report 2016/020
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Boiler tube wear and corrosion costs the industry approximately $5 million a year in repairs, stops and inefficient operation. For example, the replacement cost of one convection bank due to wear is approximately $1 million ... -
Reducing in surging in shredders : final report 2019/204
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Cane shredders and the level of cane preparation achieved by them play a significant role in the performance of every mill’s extraction train. The application of feeder rolls to shredders has a twofold objective of ... -
Reducing the Australian sugar industry's genetic vulnerability to sugarcane smut : SRDC final report BSS256
(2007)Sugarcane smut was recorded for the first time in Australia in July 1998 in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) and was identified in the Bundaberg/Isis, Central and Herbert regions of Queensland in 2006. Sugarcane smut ... -
Reducing the risk of exotic pests and diseases of sugarcane : final report BS194S
(1999)'Reducing the risk of Exotic Pests and Diseases in Cane' was a project aimed at maximising the effectiveness of the Australian sugarcane industry's quarantine system. The main objective of the project was to complete an ... -
Regenerating a soil food web capable of improving soil health and reducing losses from soil borne pests and pathogens of sugarcane : final report 2014/004
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)When the Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture concluded in 2006, its main legacy was a new sugarcane farming system based on legume breaks, minimum tillage, controlled traffic and trash retention. Many economic benefits were ... -
Regeneration of sugarcane plants from protoplasts
(1991)This study aimed to develop a protoplast regeneration system for sugarcane so that gene transfer techniques could be applied for cultivar improvement. Published techniques for embryogenic callus culture, cell suspension ... -
Regeneration of sugarcane plants from protoplasts and application of genetic transformation systems to sugarcane
(1986)Current gene transfer systems developed for modifying plants include direct gene transfer to protoplasts and Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer. These studies have important practical implications for application of ... -
Regional adoption of alternative harvester configurations for sustainable harvesting efficiency : SRDC Final report BSS270
(2008)The project aimed to improve harvester efficiency in a range of crops sizes and conditions by: -
Regional evaluation of high density planting : SRDC Final report BSS241
(2003)This project was successful in comparing two farming systems: conventional 1.52-m single rows and the High Density Planting system (HDP), which consists of four rows on a 2.1-m wide bed using controlled-traffic and ... -
Regional evaluation of high density planting : SRDC Final report BSS241 (revised)
(2003)This project was successful in comparing two systems: conventional 1.52-m single rows and the High Density Planting system (HDP), which consists of four rows on a 2.1-m wide bed using controlled-traffic and minimum-tillage ... -
Remote sensing to implement an effective pest management strategy for canegrubs
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)a) Issue: The greyback canegrub (Dermolepida albohirtum) is the main pest of cane crops in all canegrowing regions from Mossman to Sarina. Infestations by this pest species may cost the industry up to 40 million dollars ...