Building Crop and Pasture Systems for Sustained Productivity and Profitability

Land suitability for grain legume production in Western Australia
Peter White, Dennis van Gool, R.J. French and M.U. Salam

Modelling the population dependence of canopy development and biomass partitioning of field peas (Pisum sativum L.)
Frank Y. Li, Derek R. Wilson and Peter D. Jamieson

Economic chickpea production for southern Australia through improved cultivars and strategic management to control ascochyta blight.
Larn McMurray, Jason Brand, Jenny Davidson, Kristy Hobson and Michael Materne

Interpreting variable data from herbicide tolerance trials on pulse cultivars for on-farm applicability.
Jason Brand and Larn McMurray

Simulation of millet response to combined application of cattle manure, millet residue and chemical fertilizer in the Sahel using APSIM
P. B. Irenikatche Akponikpe, Charles L. Bielders, Bruno Gérard and Karlheinz Michels

Assessing the impact of agronomy on wheat yield across soils and locations
Doug Abrecht, James Fisher and Mario D’Antuono

Managing spatial variability of grain yield at the paddock level in southeastern Australia
Abdur Rab, Peter Fisher, Roger Armstrong, Garry O’Leary, Muhuddin Anwar, Cherie Reilly, Mohammad Abuzar,and Janine Fitzpatrick

Hairy canary clover: a case study for integrating semi-herbaceous forage plants into agricultural systems
Lindsay Bell, Megan Ryan and Mike Ewing

Turning pastures into profit: optimising pasture utilisation and stocking rates
Mike Hyder, Sue-Ellen Shaw, Kelly Hill, Ron McTaggart, Tom Plaisted and Elysha McCready

Managing high stubble loads: is grazing the answer?
Andrew D. Moore and Julianne M. Lilley

Impact of row configuration on high fruit retention (transgenic) rain-fed cotton systems
Michael Bange, Rose Roche and Jane Caton

Plant diversity in vegetable cropping systems
Shane Broad, Shaun Lisson, Neville Mendham

The future of no-tillage systems in Western Australia
Ken Flower and Tim Braslin

A diagnostic approach to cropping systems research: two sites at South Stirling, WA.
W.K. Anderson, N. McQuade, T. Overheu, D. Carter, Derk Bakker, Ron McTaggart, Ross Brennan and Sally Peltzer

Who benefits most from ‘public’ herbicide use R&D?
Bronwyn Crowe, Bob Lindner and Rick Llewellyn

Competitive effects of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum L.) on lupin cultivars (Lupinus angustifolius L.)
Shahab Pathan, R.J. French and Abul Hashem

Using the Weed Seed Wizard to Understand and Manage the Weed Seedbank
Michael Renton, Sally Peltzer and Art Diggle

Loss of bioavailable pendimethalin herbicide from soil under different seeding systems
Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Gurjeet Gill and Christopher Preston

Characteristics of smallholder sheep farms in Yucatán, and implications for nutrient cycling research
David Parsons, Charles F. Nicholson, Robert W. Blake, Andrés Calderón-Quintal, Claudia López-Cervantes, Felipe Torres-Acosta, Ramón Cámara-Sarmiento, and Guillermo Ríos-Arjona

Do ultra-narrow row cotton systems offer any benefits to Australian farmers?
Rose Roche and Michael Bange

Developing supplementary feed systems for dairying in dry environments in New Zealand 
J.M. de Ruiter, Shane Maley, T. Knight, E. Francis and D. Jones

Dual Purpose long season winter wheats to improve Productivity in Western Australia 
Mohammad Amjad, DL Sharma, Ben Curtis and W.K. Anderson

Dual-purpose canola – a new opportunity in mixed-farming systems?
John Kirkegaard, Susan Sprague, Hugh Dove, Walter Kelman and Steve Marcroft

Fenugreek has a role in south-eastern Australian farming systems
Kate McCormick, Rob Norton and H.A. Eagles

Manipulating row spacing to improve yield reliability of grain sorghum in central Queensland
Rodney Collins, Stuart Buck, David Reid and Graham Spackman

A role for wide rows in lupin cultivation in Western Australia
R.J. French and Martin Harries

Adapting crop species on grey Vertosols in North West NSW to compensate for high chloride levels in the subsoil. 
Nathan Ferguson, Graeme Schwenke, Ian Daniells and Bill Manning

Data mining the WhopperCropper database: sorghum in Central Queensland.
Brendan Power and Howard Cox

Short term cover crops increase wheat yields in southern Queensland.
Lawrence Price, Paul Castor and Stuart Thorn

Management of the interface between sugarcane cycles in a permanent bed, controlled traffic farming system.
Alan Garside, Brian Robotham and Mike Bell

Effect of Butterfly pea ley pastures on subsequent wheat crops
Michael Braunack, Maurice Conway, Richard Routley, Stuart Buck and Peter Agius

Differences among wheat cultivars in their optimum sowing times in Western Australian environments
DL Sharma, Mario D’Antuono, Mohammad Amjad, B.J. Shackley, C.M. Zaicou-Kunesch and W.K. Anderson

Assessing the feasibility of GM cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area: tillage systems for late wet season sowing. 
Stephen Yeates, John Moulden, Gae Plunkett, and Geoff Strickland

Wheat yields after perennial pastures under drought conditions
SL Ellis, Megan Ryan, J.F. Angus and JE Pratley