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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 ...
Water consumption - growth relationships of the variety Q80
(2013)
A drainage lysimeter was installed at Ayr Sugar Experiment Station, 1964 and after a settling-in period, planted to sugar cane 1965, to determine the amount of water used by cane and lost by evaporation from the soil during ...
Summary of a symposium on productivity limits in the wet tropics of the Queensland sugar industry
(2013)
Improving productivity is the main strategy of the Australian sugar industry for increasing competitive performance in the international sugar market. It is also one of the key objectives of research and extension ...
Evaluating commercially available precision weed spraying technology for detecting weeds in sugarcane farming systems
(ASSCT, 2013)
Precision spraying systems which use optical sensing technology to detect green weeds were evaluated for their suitability for use in sugarcane farming systems. The Weedseeker® spraying system was specifically evaluated ...
SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report Herbert cane growers strategic grub management implementing BSES decision making tools
(BSES, 2013)
This project was a continuation of previous SRDC/BSES grub monitoring projects in Mulgrave and Mackay, and aimed to value add the previous findings of the very high importance of thorough grub monitoring Grower involvement ...
Sodic soils and rising groundwater management in the Burdekin
(2013)
Sodic soils are a production limiting issue for large areas of the Burdekin region. Saline soils, saline groundwater and rising groundwater tables also have a high possibility to further limit yield potential. Rising ...
A monitoring-based system to enhance canegrub control best management practice for Isis sugarcane growers : final report GGP056
(BSES, 2013)
The aim of GGP-056 was for growers to experience the effectiveness and practical value of
monitoring canegrub risk as the basis for more cost-effective and efficient canegrub management: -
taking the most appropriate ...
Sugarcane compositional analysis to enable food safety assessment of modified varieties
(2013)
An important component of demonstrating that the products of GM sugarcane varieties are substantially equivalent to conventional varieties is whether the nutritional composition falls within the range of compositions that ...
User manual for CaneLCA Eco-efficiency Calculator V1.01
(BSES, 2013)
CaneLCA calculates the eco-efficiency of sugarcane production over its lifecycle, to help sugarcane producers and their advisors identify sustainable farming practices. CaneLCA can assist sugarcane producers to: