Completed projects and reports: Recent submissions
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Control of greyback canegrub by manipulating adult behaviour : SRDC final report BSS205
(BSES, 2000)In the Burdekin, early-planted and early-cut cane is more frequently damaged by greyback canegrub than other classes of cane. Cane height is important in attracting egg-laying greyback beetles and early-planted and early-cut ... -
Duplication of photoperiodic initiation facility at BSES : SRDC Final report BSS218
(2000)Partnership-funded research by SRDC and BSES has resulted in excellent flowering being obtainable in populations of parental sugarcanes that flowered reluctantly, or never, under natural conditions at BSES Meringa. This ... -
Farm assessment of productivity limits in the wet tropics : SRDC Final report BSS159
(2000)There is an ongoing concern in the wet tropics over productivity levels, particularly with regard to low CCS. Previously, productivity trends within the region have been assessed utilising mill area statistics (Smith, ... -
High day temperature inhibition of sugarcane flowering : SRDC final report BSS158
(2000)The objectives of this project was to determine the sensitivity of the floral initiation process in sugarcane to day temperatures exceeding 32?C.The objective was not achieved because no meristems were initiated in the ... -
Sugar yield decline joint venture, phase 1 : SRDC technical report
(2000)This report is a technical summary of the research carried out in Phase 1 of the Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture (SYDJV) which ran from July 1993 to June 1999. Initially, the resources/funds for Phase 1 were provided ... -
Literature review of methods of improving the germination of sugarcane : SRDC final report BSS208
(2000)Sugarcane is propagated from vegetative cuttings of the stalk (setts or billets). The cuttings can be planted by hand or through mechanical whole-stalk or billet planters. Billet planters have given variable results ... -
GxE interactions on ratooning of genotypes under trash blankets under cool/wet conditions : SRDC final report BS169S
(2000)This project was established to investigate the magnitude of the genotype by environment interaction effect for ratooning under a trash blanketing under cool/wet conditions. A population of 50 genotypes was deemed necessary ... -
Field performance of transgenic sugarcane plants carrying genes for resistance to SCMV : final report BSS154
(2000)The field resistance of transgenic sugarcane plants to sugarcane mosaic potyvirus was successfully demonstrated, and a number of transgenic lines are available for consideration for agronomic evaluation. Some of the ... -
APSIM based determination of irrigation attributes and best use of limited water in supplementary irrigation areas of the Australian sugar industry
(2000)The current industry focus on improving irrigation efficiency has identified the need for a better understanding of the potential gains from irrigation and use of irrigation resources in many sugar producing regions. This ... -
Statewide adoption of best irrigation practices for supplementary and full irrigation districts : SRDC Final report BS183S
(2000)Project BS183S has researched and identified a number of means by which on-farm water use efficiency may be improved. These include the use of irrigation scheduling devices, improved furrow irrigation design and management, ... -
Canegrub resistant plants containing antimetabolic compounds : SRDC final report BSS163
(BSES, 2000)Transgenic sugarcane plants engineered to express either the potato proteinase inhibitor II or the snowdrop lectin gene show increased antibiosis to larvae of Antitrogus consanguineus in pot-based glasshouse trials.Canegrubs ... -
The use of aggregation pheromones for the management of weevil borers in cane fields
(BSES, 2000)Pheromone mass trapping of adult sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus, was conducted during February-June 1999 in far-north Queensland using a combination of rhynchophorol/octanol, ethyl acetate and pieces of split ... -
Production of an automated cane billet sampler for research trials : SRDC final report BSS156
(2000)Sugarcane breeding and research programs currently rely on hand-cut sound whole-stalk samples for determination of commercial cane sugar (CCS) and other quality components. These samples of sugarcane are free from extraneous ... -
Proving a natural gamma ray soil monitor in sugar mill application : SRDC final project BS177S
(BSES, 1999)A commercially available instrument for measurement of soil in cane supplied to mills has been successfully commissioned at Tully Sugar Limited and is being used for cane payment and by mill personnel as an alarm for ... -
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 ... -
Best linear unbiased prediction as a method for predicting cross potential : SRDC final report BS119S
(1999)Until recently, BSES breeders used an empirical formula to assess the breeding potential of a parent (Hogarth and Skinner, 1986). Although this method uses data from many sources, it needs to draw on data accumulated for ... -
Optimum selection strategies in original seedlings particularly for heavily lodged crops : SRDC final report BS46S
(1999)The objectives for this project were: to evaluate the effectiveness of family selection in the plant crop of original seedlings of sugarcane grown to full crop potential in the Burdekin region. The crop will probably be ... -
Final report on SRDC project CLW002 (previously CSS02 & CSS2S): The role of root growth and activity in determining sugarcane productivity
(1999)When the current project was initiated, poor root growth and activity were widely believed to be a major constraint to sugarcane productivity. However, there was no technology available to assess whether or not root growth ... -
A database of pest and disease incidence for the sugar industry : SRDC final report BS126S
(BSES, 1999)This project established a system to collate, store and interrogate pest and disease data that are collected annually by Queensland Cane Protection and Productivity Boards (CPPBs). An Access database titled ‘Bugbuster’ ... -
Genotype selection and management strategies for exploitation of responses to high planting densities : SRDC final report BS137S
(1999)The objectives of this project were to: evaluate the potential for high density planting (close row spacings) to increase yields over a range of conditions; assess the genetic potential available to exploit higher planting ...