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Which fertiliser should I apply to my ratoons?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)
The 2013 harvest is well into the current season. Now until Christmas is the time the ratoons receive fertiliser to take them through the next 12 months. Which fertiliser do ratoons need and how much nutrient should be ...
Fertilising the 2014 ratoon crop
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)
With the planting for 2014 well advanced, attention needs to be paid to the nutrition of the ratoon cane.
Pathology research puts industry on a strong footing
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
Retiring SRA plant pathologist Barry Croft has played an integral role in vital industry research into biosecurity issues over 38 years.
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.