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Sugar Research Australia Limited Annual Report 2020/21
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)SRA was established in 2013 as a sugarcane grower- and miller-owned company and the declared Industry Services Body for the Australian sugarcane industry. At its formation, SRA was created as part of an amalgamation of ... -
CaneConnection Spring 2021
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Full edition of CaneConnection, Spring 2021 -
Investigating losses from green and burnt cane harvesting conditions : ASSCT peer-reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2020)Despite much research into the impact of high harvester pour rates and fan speeds on harvested cane yields, there has been low adoption of HBP (harvesting best practice) across the industry. Full adoption across the ... -
Cost assessment of the adoption of harvesting best practice (HBP) : ASSCT peer-reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2019)Using ground speeds and extractor fan speeds recommended by Harvesting Best Practice (HBP) will minimise cane loss and stool damage. While these benefits provide an incentive for growers to request contractors use HBP ... -
Economic evaluation of sugarcane harvesting best practice (HBP) : ASSCT peer-reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2019)Mechanical sugarcane harvesting is commonly undertaken at ground speeds that exceed the cleaning capacity of modern harvesters, which is likely to increase extraneous matter (EM) levels in the cane supply. To attempt to ... -
Development of commercial molecular biological assays for improved sugarcane soil health and productivity : final report 2018/009
Project research has shown that the DNA-based molecular assays for Pachymetra chaunorhiza, Pratylenchus zeae and Meloidogyne species quantify soil populations in field samples, confirming research undertaken in project ... -
A new high throughput method for screening for root-knot and root-lesion nematode resistance in sugarcane : final report 2019/401
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus zeae) and root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne javanica) are the two most important nematode pathogens of sugarcane in Australia. They cause loses of over $82 million to the Australian sugar ... -
Southern Sugar Solutions : final report 2017/012
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)The Southern Sugar Solutions project was a novel project that linked research; development and extension activities that were being conducted by DAF with funding support from GRDC to monitor impact on the subsequent cane crop. -
Exploiting introgression for the development of productive and regionally adapted varieties for NSW : final report 2013/022
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)This project aimed to explore sugar cane variety improvement opportunities available through introgression in relation to 2-year cropping, temperate cane growing conditions of NSW and frosting. It provided an opportunity ... -
Productivity improvements through energy innovation in the Australian sugar industry : final report 2017/011
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Water pumping forms a significant portion of energy use in Australian irrigated agriculture. Water for Australia’s $2 billion annual sugarcane crop is from precipitation and irrigation. As an irrigated industry in a variable ... -
Australian sugarcane farm businesses financial performance report 2013/2014
(ABARES, 2015)In 2014 ABARES was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Sugar Research Australia to conduct a survey of Australian sugarcane growing farm businesses. The survey was conducted in early ... -
Changes in summer rainfall and implications for agriculture : final report B.CCH.2111
(Meat and Livestock Australia Limited, 2021)Annual and seasonal rainfall are important drivers of agricultural productivity and profitability in Australian agriculture and various climatological and synoptic drivers influence rainfall patterns in Australia’s diverse ... -
SRA's improved disease rating system
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)Disease screening of varieties in the selection program is an important part of the decision-making process for advancement of clones through the program and release of new varieties to industry. For many years, disease ... -
Variety Guide 2021/22 Southern Region
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)This guide is designed to help growers in the Southern canegrowing region with their agronomic considerations when selecting new varieties to plant and trial on their farms. The information comes from the best available ... -
Variety Guide 2021/22 Northern Region
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)This guide is designed to help growers in the Northern canegrowing region with their agronomic considerations when selecting new varieties to plant and trial on their farms. The information comes from the best available ... -
Optimising productivity and variety recommendations through analysis of mill data : ASSCT peer reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2016)Production peaked in the Herbert River mills in 2005 but since then productivity has declined. Analysis of mill data in the Herbert has successfully identified groups of farms with similar productivity over time and the ... -
Sugar Research Australia Strategic Plan 2021-2026
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)A new strategy and vision for Sugar Research Australia. -
Variety Guide 2021/22 Central Region
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)This guide is designed to help growers in the Central canegrowing region with their agronomic considerations when selecting new varieties to plant and trial on their farms. The information comes from the best available ... -
Variety Guide 2021/22 NSW Region
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)This guide is designed to help growers in the NSW canegrowing region with their agronomic considerations when selecting new varieties to plant and trial on their farms. The information comes from the best available ... -
Weed Management Manual 2021
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)This manual covers all stages of the sugarcane crop cycle, as well as looking at the suitability of various herbicides for various weeds, and the best application of herbicides. It also provides the latest information on ...