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Do I need to apply more or less nitrogen after the fallow?
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
(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
(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. -
Ecuador congress provides biosecurity insights
(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
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)EEF60 - 60 Field trials, repeated over three years -
Efficient pumps : keeping your costs down
(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?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Electric v Diesel pumps: is there a clear winner? -
Engagement and collaboration in action with SIX EASY STEPS
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Engagement and collaboration in action with SIX EASY STEPS -
Engineering solutions improve farming system
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Engineering solutions improve farming system -
Enhanced efficiency fertiliser trials rolling out on a major scale
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A major collaborative project is underway assessing the role of enhanced efficiency fertilisers in the sugarcane farming system. -
Enhancing the sugar industry value chain
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A major collaborative and comprehensive research and adoption program is underway to optimise the efficiency of the sugarcane harvest and deliver positive outcomes across the value chain. -
Establishing sugarcane farming systems for better soils and improved production
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Establishing sugarcane farming systems for better soils and improved production