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CSO00016 - Integrated management of Pythium root disease complexes to improve…
Pythium is often described as the common cold of cropping systems, due to its prevalence in soil and capacity to infect all grain crops and pastures. The incidence of pythium root rot is much greater than previously thought, causing significant reductions in productivity. Only partial disease control has produced yield increase in cereals (2-12%), canola (5-25%) and pulses (5-35%), the scale of…Region: National
Published on 1 Jul 2002
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CSO202 - Management of Irrigated Maize Residues
Stubble management is a major issue. Problems associated with retaining stubble include blocking of tillage machinery, reduced yields, increased nutrient tie-up, disease, pests and weed pressure. As a result, most stubble is burnt, causing air pollution, nutrient loss, reduced soil organic matter (SOM) and microbe numbers, and poorer soil structure. A methodology to retain stubble was developed…Region: South
Published on 1 Jul 1999