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Developing an integrated cropping-systems RD&E program for the sugar industry
(2008)
Sugarcane trash is used extensively as garden mulch in an industry with a value in excess of $20 million per annum. The incursion of sugarcane smut has complicated the movement of trash by companies that provide sugarcane ...
Final Report - SRDC Project BS95S - Selection of a non-sugarcane gene for control of canegrubs
(1996)
Four types of non-sugarcane genes were investigation for potential toxictiy to canegrubs. They were: toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); plant proteinase inhibitors; plant lectins; and avidin. Each of ...
Identification of canegrub-resistant transgenic sugarcane lines for commercial evaluation - SRDC final project report BSS237
(2004)
This project aimed to progress canegrub-resistant transgenic sugarcane to recommendations for field testing by negotiating IP and research agreements to allow commercial release of transgenic plants, determining the ...
SRDC Final Report - Project BS97S: Methods for accurate identification of canegrubs
(1999)
The objectives of the project were; determine morphological characters for accurate identifica6tion of larvae and adults of all species of canegrubs; validate the usefulness of morphological characters through DNA analysis; ...
Rhopaea Canegrub - Assessment of Pest Status and an RD&E program for improved Management in the Tweed Valley
(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, ...
Final report SRDC BSS329 Understanding water quality in sugarcane farming systems
(April 2012)
The ‘new’ sugarcane farming system (reduced tillage, controlled traffic, legume break) has many advantages over the traditional farming system. However, the impact on water quality is not known. This project aimed to ...
Final report - SRDC project BSS287 : Enhancing grower groups in the Australian Sugar Industry
(2007)
Self-directed and self-funded grower groups in other Australian agricultural industries have demonstrated that participative R&D and action-learning processes can deliver knowledge, attitude and practice change at faster ...
Effect of farming practices on canegrub incidence : SRDC final report project BSS166
(2002)
The impact of farming practices on numbers of Childers canegrubs was determined in southern Queensland by a survey of 441 field-year combinations that related practices to the numbers of second- and third-instar larvae in ...
Sugarcane smut yield-loss estimates - eastern Australia 2006 : Responses to questions raised by the consultative committee on emergency plant pests
(2006)
This document has been prepared by BSES scientists with extensive experience with sugarcane smut. It is based on our reviews of published literature and first-hand experience with smut in the Ord River Irrigation area and ...
Final Report - SRDC Project BS77S Studies on the Biology of Negatoria and Childers Canegrubs as a Basis for Development of Improved Controls
(1998)
The biology of the two most important species of canegrubs affecting sugarcane in southern Queensland. Childers canegrub (Antirogus parvulus Britton) and negatoria canegrub (Lepidiota negatoria Blackburn) was studied ...
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