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    • Diversification and innovation help ride the industry ups and downs 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
      The Puglisi family at Mossman have plenty of irons in the fire with their diversified business, but at the heart of their operation is ensuring their business is productive and profitable.

    • DNA technology gets to the root of the matter. 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      Roots make up a large part of the sugarcane plant, but they are difficult to research and not very well understood. However, an early-career research project has looked at the application of DNA technology to make understanding ...

    • DNA test a technological leap for the sugar industry 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      The importance of testing for soil pathogens is already well understood and established, and current research is looking at the application of new technology for our industry to deliver improvements and efficiencies.

    • DNA test a technological leap for the sugar industry 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      The importance of testing for soil pathogens is already well understood and established, and current research is looking at the application of new technology for our industry to deliver improvements and efficiencies.

    • Do I need to apply more or less nitrogen after the fallow? 

      Calcino, D (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      As you’ve read in the previous article, growing a fallow crop can provide a wide range of benefits. Growing legumes in the fallow is a common practice. However, questions remain about the amount of nitrogen (N) available ...

    • Dossier on Eumetopina flavipes as a pest of sugarcane 

      Unknown author
      Eumetopina flavipes Muir (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) Common name Island sugarcane planthopper Distribution Papua New Guinea (PNG), Torres Strait Islands (TSI) and northern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia (Bourke ...

    • Dossier on Ramu stunt as a disease of sugarcane 

      Unknown author
      Ramu stunt is caused by a unique virus related to the genus Tenuivirus. The virus has not yet been fully characterised. The disease is systemic and in susceptible varieties leads to plant death. Ramu stunt is transmitted ...

    • Dossier on SCIRPOPHAGA SPP. as pests of sugarcane 

      Unknown author
      The genus Scirpophaga Treitschke belongs to the family Pyralidae, subfamily Schoenobiinae. Members of this genus are mainly stem borers of graminaceous crops. The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental ...

    • Dossier on sugarcane downy mildew (species of the genus PERONOSCLEROSPORA) as a disease of sugarcane 

      Unknown author
      Sugarcane downy mildew can be caused by one of several fungi in the Peronosclerospora genus, these include P. sacchari (T. Miyake) Shirai & Hara (1927), P. spontanea (Weston) C.G. Shaw, P. miscanthi (T. Miyake) C.G. Shaw ...

    • Dossiers on CHILO species as pests of sugarcane 

      Unknown author
      Genus Chilo Zincken Larvae of all Chilo species are stemborers that attack gramineous plants. The genus Chilo contains 41 species, mainly distributed in the Ethiopian and Oriental Regions. Because many Chilo species are ...

    • Dossiers on SESAMIA species as pests of sugarcane 

      Unknown author
      Tams and Bowden (1953) give extensive descriptions of both the male and female adults of the African species. The Oriental and New Guinea species do not appear to have been incorporated in any useful key.

    • Driving adoption of RD&E findings in our industry 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
      Driving adoption of new and existing technologies is one of the key initiatives that SRA will focus on to improve the production, profitability and sustainability of businesses of our members and levy payers.

    • Dry forecast prompts need to develop an irrigation plan 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      With an El Nino weather pattern in place over winter and the forecast for an increased likelihood of lower rainfall for the coming summer, cane farmers with irrigation supplies are being reminded of the opportunities that ...

    • Early crop forecasts could help improve nitrogen use efficiency 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      New research in the Wet Tropics is looking at how climate models and the La Nina weather pattern can help predict the size of the crop for the coming year.

    • Easy as 1, 2, 3 

      Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)
      Easy as 1, 2, 3

    • Ecuador congress provides biosecurity insights 

      Thompson, N (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
      The International Society for Sugarcane Technologists (ISSCT) Pathology and Entomology workshop was held from September 14-18 in Ecuador recently.

    • EEF60 - 60 Field trials, repeated over three years 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)
      EEF60 - 60 Field trials, repeated over three years

    • Efficient pumps : keeping your costs down 

      Davis, M (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
      Knowing how much a pump costs to run and how efficiently it is pumping makes it easier to decide what to change. Replacing a pump is a significant investment, but poorly performing pumps could be costing more to run than ...

    • Electric v Diesel pumps: is there a clear winner? 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      Electric v Diesel pumps: is there a clear winner?

    • Engagement and collaboration in action with SIX EASY STEPS 

      Unknown author (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
      Engagement and collaboration in action with SIX EASY STEPS