SARDI’s Turretfield Research Centre is contributing to a national program that helps Merino breeders evaluate elite sires and make data-driven breeding decisions. The Merino Sire Evaluation (MSE) program gives ram
The time between GS30 (end of tillering, start of stem elongation) and GS50 (end of booting, flag leaf is out, start of head emergence) depends on weather, growing region and varieties. A rough indication for wheat and barley is shown in table 2,
Monitoring biological factors affecting juvenile Snapper in SA’s gulfs and studying the relationships between recruitment and potential environmental influences.
Black field crickets. Black field crickets (Teleogryllus commodus) have been observed in higher than usual numbers in cropping and pasture paddocks around parts of South Australia this autumn. Large numbers have been reported in the South-East
Investigating possible changes in length and age, growth rates, and maturity size of Snapper in SA to inform stock assessment models.
The action threshold developed for Russian wheat aphid (RWA) is ‘dynamic’. This means that yield potential, market value of the crop, and cost of control are factored into each season’s calculation. At GS30 determine the RWA Action Threshold
Using the 'degree-day' model to stay ahead of Etiella. The lucerne seed web moth, also known as ‘Etiella’, may appear irregularly but is a serious pest that can cause significant damage to lentil and lucerne crops. They can also impact other
The Primary industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) is responsible for ensuring that the use of animals for scientific purposes by PIRSA personnel or collaborators is justified, provides for the welfare of the animals and
Look out for these emergence pests. Many of our management practices for cropping have changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Reduced tillage and increased stubble retention has resulted in changes to soil moisture retention, groundcover and
Bait for slugs and snails before egg lay. There are two main species of slugs which are recorded as agriculturally significant pests in SA and cause damage by eating seed and new seedlings: the black keeled slug, Milax gagates, and the grey field