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Russian Wheat Aphid spreads into Victoria
June 24, 2016Confirmed reports show that Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) has spread into parts of Victoria in early 2016. RWA affects cereals through their direct feeding on the plant. They also inject a toxin that causes the plant to wilt and striping symptoms on the leaves also appear soon after. Once the RWA is controlled, the plants can generally recover – unlike some of the virus’ spread by aphids (eg Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus). The RWA can be well controlled with a range of seed treatments and/or spray options. In Victoria, farmers may use sprays currently registered for other aphid control on…
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Nov 2015 to Oct 2016 GrainSearch Variety Licences Published
December 1, 2015GrainSearch has published the new relevant Variety Licence Agreements for all growers who will sow GrainSearch varieties from Nov 2015 to Oct 2016 inclusive. These Licences can be found on the following page of this site (click on URL and a new page will open) https://www.grainsearch.net.au/royalties-pbr/grower-license/
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2015 NVT Sites Harvest commenced
November 30, 2015The 2015 NVT sites have commenced harvest. The Barley sites from Qld, NSW, SA and northern Victoria have been completed and a few of the Vic Wimmera/Mallee wheat sites have also been harvested. GrainSearch is compiling the results as they come in, to assess the performance of our lines currently entered into a range of sites. We will prepare a summary of the results in the New Year. 9516-01 Barley – most main season eastern states barley sites HV8 & HV3 Barley – selected main and long season Vic sites 2705-26A Barley – long and early season Vic sites SY Rattler…
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GrainSearch’s potential Fast Malting Barley continues to show promise
October 22, 2015GrainSearch is continuing to evaluate the super quick 9516-01 Barley in 2015 and it is again showing strong potential to be the next commercial variety release for GrainSearch. The line reaches 50% head emergence at least 10 days faster than Hindmarsh, making it an extremely quick barley. Preliminary malting data shows that the line has strong export malt characteristics and in the field, agronomically it is fast out of the ground, shows good disease tolerances and copes in drier conditions. Along with GrainSearch’s own extensive evaluation trials, 9516-01 has been entered into all 2015 main season NVT barley sites in Vic,…
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New Leaf Rust now widespread in Australia
October 22, 2015Tests conducted by the University of Sydney’s Australian Cereal Rust Survey this season has shown that the new Leaf Rust Pathotype 104-1,3,4,6,7,8,10,12+Lr37 – (an overseas leaf rust of unknown origin that was first detected last season in SE SA), is now fairly widespread in most cereal regions in Australia from SA, Vic, NSW, QLD and even Tas. Many wheat varieties will need to have their Leaf Rust Resistance rating upgraded due to the presence of this new pathotype. SQP Revenue and Manning have shown some level of susceptibility. Reports from the field however, indicate that a sensible rust management program…