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Seed project investigates biological controls for disease
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A new small-scale research project is investigating the use of biological controls in sugarcane that could help encourage growth and reduce the impact from some diseases.
Welcome to MillingMatters
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
Wecome to the third edition of SRA's MillingMatters publication. This magazine continues to provide important updates on research activities in the milling sector, and in this edition there is a strong focus on the extra ...
Seamless transition to new ProFoss NIR system at Isis
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
ProFoss near infra-red (NIR) systems have been installed at several Australian sugar mills in 2017 with the help of milling researchers at Sugar Research Australia (SRA).
Mill retrofit could improve efficiency
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
The six-roll mill is used almost exclusively by the Australian industry for juice extraction because it achieves higher throughput and performance than most other mill designs. However, it has the disadvantage of higher ...
Improving mill efficiency through rapid analysis methods
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
This project has sought to develop turn-key, diode array benchtop NIR spectroscopy systems for the rapid analysis of sugar factory products.
Adding value to bagasse as an animal feed
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
As part of a major value adding research project, scientists are looking at the potential for transforming bagasse into a complete animal feed.
Pilot project looks at billet deterioration
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A small-scale career-development project has investigated the use of hormones in relation to deterioration of sugarcane billets after harvest.
Climate forecasting to improve nitrogen management in the Wet Tropics
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
SRA researcher Danielle Skocaj's PhD thesis investigated the impact of climatic conditions on Tully sugarcane yields and nitrogen fertiliser requirements. She found that climate forecasting can be used to predict N ...
Milling news in brief
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)
The SRA Board has approved the development of a new Small Milling Research Project initiative, in response to feedback and discussion with milling investors and stakeholders.
New research project into sugarcane harvest losses builds momentum
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)
A holistic research program is looking at the vexed challenge of sugarcane harvest losses right along the value chain. A major new research program is tackling the challenge of reducing the loss of sugarcane associated ...