Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Allelopathy And Weed Competition
Published 2005-10-25Currently, only two herbicides, Londax® (bensulfuron) and Taipan® (benzofenap) are available for the effective control of all four major broadleaf weeds infesting NSW rice paddocks. Prolonged and widespread use of these ...Open AccessOther -
A Strategic Soil Nitrogen Test For Flooded Rice
Published 2005-01-01From 1998 until 2002 a project to develop a soil nitrogen (N) test for flooded rice was conducted in the Rice CRC. The reason for wanting such a test for the Australian rice industry is that N fertiliser is used more ...Open AccessOther -
Investigating Links Between Minerals In Rice Grain And Straighthead
Published 2005-10-24Straighthead or “Parrot Beaking” is a “physiological” disorder causing distortion and a high proportion of missing grains on the rice panicle. Crop losses range from 10 to 30% in medium grains and as high as 90% in short ...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 -
Improving the Water Use Efficiency of Rice - Final Report
Published 2005-10-20The cost of irrigation water accounts for 20-30% of the total variable costs of rice production in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Valleys. Rice production consumes a substantial proportion of the available supply of irrigation ...Open AccessOther