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Bringing a bit more mongrel into sugarcane varieties
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A research project is looking at the role of introgression in improving Australian sugarcane varieties, by bringing in genetics from wild relatives of sugarcane.
SRA scientists preparing to combat foreign threats
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
SRA scientists have recently received funding for research into exotic pest and disease threats in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Plant breeding collaboration delivers industry-wide benefits
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
The Burdekin breeding program continues to be enhanced by an ongoing collaboration in the region. A collaboration between Wilmar Sugar and SRA in the Burdekin is helping to boost the sugarcane breeding program in that ...
Six Easy Steps TM meets industry, bovernment and community obligations
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)
Backed by ongoing research, modification of the sugarcane industry's nutrient management guidelines has been occurring for the past 15 years. SRA has been extending those guidelines to the industry through a one-day, ...
Total research investment
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
Sugar Research Australia aims to invest in projects that will deliver real benefits on key issues for its investors.
Metering technology for liquid insecticide and herbicide application
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
Metering systems have been used in other cropping systems for many years to precisely apply insecticides and herbicides. This technology is now beginning to be used by sugarcane growers.
Growing interest in SRA1(PBR)
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
Like any new variety, growers and millers have a keen eye on how the new variety SRA1(PBR) might perform once they get it into the paddock and the mill.
Understanding maturity
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
The process of maturity happens during the growing season as internodes along the stalk fill with sugar. However, full maturity of cane (ripening of the upper internodes) happens only when appropriate climatic conditions ...
Solid 2016 result at Tolga on the Tableland
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
Having grown a range of rotational crops in the past, Joe Trimarchi is looking beyond the traditional crops and vegetables that are subject to wild market variations to something he has not tried before.
Anniversary marks 10 years of tackling the smut challenge
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
This June is 10 years since sugarcane smut was first detected within the east coast cane industry. A decade on, we take a look back at that challenge and how the industry has handled this major disease incursion.