Browsing SRA publications by Subject "Info Sheet"
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Information sheet : Approved, released and recommended varieties; What is the difference?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)This information sheet explains: -
Information sheet : Assessing the sugar content of a crop for managing the harvesting sequence
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The Commercial Cane Sugar (CCS) of a crop can vary due to the variety; age of the crop; arrowing; and moisture; nutrient; or temperature stress. Growers can use a refractometer prior to each harvesting round to enable ... -
Information sheet : Burdekin Plant Breeding Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Northern region targets the needs of the local sugar industry through the optimised selection and release of more productive and disease-resistant varieties. -
Information sheet : Central Region Plant Breeding Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Central region targets the needs of the Plane Creek, Mackay and Proserpine sugar industries. -
Information sheet : Chlorotic streak
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)Chlorotic streak is found in all sugarcane growing areas in eastern Australia and can cause serious yield losses, particularly in flood prone or waterlogged parts of the industry. The disease is one of the most widespread ... -
Information sheet : Crossing
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Information sheet : Do I have Yellow Canopy Syndrome?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) is a newly identified condition impacting sugarcane crops in north Queensland. -
Information sheet : Fiji leaf gall
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)Fiji leaf gall (FLG) has caused major disease epidemics in the Australian sugarcane industry. The most severe epidemic occurred in the 1970-1980 period in the Bundaberg region when the susceptible variety NCo310 was widely grown. -
Information sheet : Herbert Plant Breeding Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Herbert region targets the needs of the local sugar industry through the optimised selection and release of more productive and disease-resistant varieties. -
Information sheet : How to order sugarcane tissue culture
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)An SRA biotechnology innovation for rapid, large-scale production of clean sugarcane seed cane. -
Information sheet : Leaf sampling for DNA fingerprinting
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)DNA fingerprinting is an extremely sensitive method for sugarcane variety identification. The following guidelines should be followed when collecting leaf samples for DNA fingerprinting analysis at AGRF. -
Information sheet : Mobile maturity tester
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)The Mobile Maturity Tester is a new generation of high-throughput, go anywhere sugar cane tester for maturity testing. The Mobile Maturity Tester is the result of four years of research and development by BSES (now ... -
Information sheet : Northern Plant Breeding Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Northern region targets the needs of the local sugar industry through the optimised selection and release of more productive and disease-resistant varieties. -
Information sheet : NSW Plant Breeding Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in NSW targets the needs of the NSW sugar industry. The program optimises the selection of both 1- and 2-year varieties by inter-linking with the Southern program based in Bundaberg and ... -
Information sheet : Planting and managing your tissue culture plantlets in the field
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)Planting and managing your tissue culture plantlets in the field, Info Sheet IS13086 -
Information sheet : Sclerotial sett rot disease
Sclerotial sett rot (SSR) was first identified in 2016 at the SRA Woodford Pathology Farm on sugarcane setts sent for disease resistance screening trials. Up until now, it has not been reported anywhere else in the ... -
Information sheet : SmutBuster Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)What is SmutBuster? -
Information sheet : Southern Region Plant Breeding Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)The SRA Plant Breeding Program in the Southern region targets the needs of the Bundaberg, Isis, Maryborough and Rocky Point sugar industries. -
Information sheet : Sugarcane tissue culture
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)Creating new options for variety release and adoption. -
Information sheet : Variety management, disease risk
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)Well before growers prepare to plant, they should begin planning their variety selection and management on the farm. This task can be complex as there are many opportunities and risks to consider.