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Measurement Of Losses From On-Farm Channels And Drains
Published 2005-11-03Water use and groundwater rises are two important problems facing irrigators in the southern irrigated region of NSW. Water loss through percolation has been extensively studied for irrigated farms and major supply channels ...Open AccessOther -
Minerals For Sustainable Grain Yield And Grain Quality.
Published 2005-10-26Rice cropping is an intensive enterprise. To be sustainable and to use water efficiently, rice requires adequate plant-essential nutrients. Nutrient supply has an impact on both grain yield and grain quality. In this project ...Open AccessOther -
Modeling Irrigated Cropping systems with Special Attention to Rice Wheat Sequences and Rice Bed Planting
Published 2005-10-20The rice-wheat cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) are of immense importance for food security for south Asia. Over the past 40 years the increase in rice and wheat production has kept pace with population ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Modelling the Fate of Molinate in Rice Paddies of South Eastern Australia Using RICEWG
Published 2005-06-22Contamination of drainage channels and creeks with pesticides used in rice production is of concern in south eastern Australia. Of major concern is the herbicide molinate that is detected in over 25% of water samples. This ...Open AccessOther -
Molecular Basis Of Cold-Induced Pollen Sterility In Rice
Published 2005-10-26We have used two approaches to study the molecular basis of cold-induced pollen sterility in rice. Firstly, we studied the effect of cold on sugar metabolism in rice anthers, with the intention to identify genes that are ...Open AccessOther -
Molecular Basis Of Cold-Induced Pollen Sterility In Rice.
Published 2005-10-26Cold-induced pollen sterility is the most yield-affecting problem for the Australian rice industry,leading to yield losses of 20-40%,or A$15-29 million, on average every 3-4 years. The molecular basis of the problem remains ...Open AccessOther -
New Applications For Rice Flour
Published 2005-10-31In recent years, the rice industry has faced many upheavals as a result of the continuing drought conditions we are experiencing. The effect on the rice growing industry has been staggering in regards to quantity and ...Open AccessOther -
Optimising Agronomic Options At The Farm Scale
Published 2005-11-03Strategic planning and policy development for environmentally sustainable and economically viable management options for the rice based farming systems require the assessment of management options using mathematical models ...Open AccessOther -
Optimising Agronomic Options at the Farm Scale. Draft Final Report
Published 2005-10-18Strategic planning and policy development for environmentally sustainable and economically viable management options for the rice based farming systems require the assessment of management options using mathematical models ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Organic Rice Production – Improving System Sustainability
Published 2005-10-26Trials conducted as part of the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production during 2003-2004 investigated alternative weed management, cultivar assessments and fertiliser strategies in order to improve the ...Open AccessOther -
Participation in the XV International Symposium On Chironomidae, St Paul, Minnesota, And Study Tour To Washington State University
Published 2005-11-01This report summarises activities, findings and recommendations arising from overseas travel between Sunday 10 August and Monday 25 August 2003, during which time I spent approximately 5 days participating in the XV ...Open AccessOther -
The Persistence of Pesticides in Floodwaters and How This is Influenced by Water Management and Layout
Published 2005-01-01The detection of pesticides in drainage water from rice in the MIA that frequently exceeded NSW Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for the protection of aquatic ecosystems led to rice growers with-holding water for ...Open AccessOther -
Quantifying and Maximising the Benefits of Crops After Rice
Published 2005-01-01At the time this project was conceived, rising watertables and subsequent salinisation were considered to be the major threats to the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the rice growing areas of southern NSW. The ...Open AccessOther -
Quantifying Climate and Management Impacts on Watertables and Soil Salinity (Summary)
Published 2005-01-01This report describes the development of a surface-groundwater interaction model for the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), situated in New South Wales, about 600 km west of Sydney and 900 km east of Adelaide. The MIA ...Open AccessOther -
Quantifying Impact Of Rainfall On Shallow Groundwater Table In The Wakool Irrigation District, NSW
Published 2005-11-03Water table rise and salinity are major threats to the sustainability of agriculture in the Wakool area. In order to improve groundwater and salinity management in the Wakool area, it is necessary to quantify impact of ...Open AccessOther -
Remote sensing of irrigated crop types and its application to regional water balance estimation
Published 2005-11-03The strengths of moderate to coarse resolution satellite remote sensing in both identifying crop types and estimating crop area has resulted in the widespread use of this technology for agricultural monitoring. Although ...Open AccessOther -
Remote Sensing Of Rice-Based Irrigated Agriculture: A Review
Published 2005-11-03The ‘Green Revolution’ in rice farming of the late 1960’s denotes the beginning of the extensive breeding programs that have led to the many improved rice varieties that are now planted on more than 60% of the world’s ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Report On A Study Tour To Examine Symptoms Of Rice Diseases In Southern USA And California
Published 2005-11-01This was the first visit by a pathologist to look at rice diseases overseas since the industry started over 80 years ago. The purpose of my visit to the USA was to become familiar with current research into, and symptoms ...Open AccessOther -
Report On Study Tour To Japan, Italy, Canada And USA
Published 2005-11-01PURPOSE OF THE TRIP • To visit Aichi Prefectural Agricultural Institute, Japan to compare rice production techniques. • To present papers at the 9th International Conference on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. • To visit McMaster ...Open AccessOther -
Research Solutions To Watertable And Salinity Problems In The Rice Growing Areas Of Southern Australia
Published 2005-11-03The major threat to the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the rice growing regions of the southern Australia is secondary salinisation as a result of rising watertables. Rice growing contributes about half of the ...Open AccessOther