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Combining weed efficacy, economics and environmental considerations for improved herbicide management in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area
(Science of the Total Environment, 2020)
The current Australian sugarcane industry transition toward adoption of an ‘alternative’ herbicide strategy as part of improved environmental stewardship is increasingly complicated by recent farming system, regulatory and ...
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:
Leaf sucrose: The link to diseases, physiological disorders such as YCS and sugarcane productivity : final report 2015/016
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)
Yellow canopy syndrome (YCS) is a physiological disorder expressing as yellowing of the mid-canopy. Rapid growth following a stress period where growth rate of the top internodes has been compromised creates a supply demand ...
Impact of application depth and slot closure on runoff losses of imidacloprid
(ASSCT, 2020)
Imidacloprid represents the Australian sugar industry’s best canegrub-management tool, but it has been detected in many water bodies, including groundwater, creeks, rivers and marine environments, posing a potential risk ...
Soldier fly management; insecticide efficacy and varietal tolerance in field trials : ASSCT poster paper
(ASSCT, 2020)
Soldier flies (Inopus flavus and I. rubriceps) are an economically damaging pest of sugarcane that can
periodically cause major yield losses for some growers in central and southern Queensland. Larvae alter plant
growth ...