Northern crop growers are invited to the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) grains agronomy and crop genetics field day to be held at the Australian Cotton Research Institute, Narrabri on Wednesday 2 October from 9.30am to 1.30pm.
The field day will demonstrate current research conducted in partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).
DPI Leader Agronomy and Crop Protection Keith Pengilley said the field day will give growers and advisors the opportunity to hear the latest trial updates and crop management issues first hand from DPI crop researchers.
“The program will cover a range of topics on chickpea and durum breeding, cereal and pulse agronomy and crop pathology,” Mr Pengilley said.
“The recent seasons have been challenging for crop growers, so we want to assist them to get the best out of their crop production.
Presentations by NSW DPI research officers include:
- Phytophthora root rot in chickpeas – Sean Bithell
- Cereal pathology – disease management in stubble – Toni Petronaitis
- Cereal Integrated Disease Management and crown rot – Dr Steven Simpfendorfer
- Cereal agronomy – Rick Graham and Dr Felicity Harris
- Chickpea breeding – Dr Kristy Hobson
- Chickpea chilling tolerance – Dr Neroli Graham and Annie Warren
- Durum breeding – Dr Gururaj Kadkol
Lunchtime presentations include:
- Mungbean Agronomy – Mathew Dunn
- Early sown sorghum – Loretta Serafin
Participants are asked to park at the front gates at ACRI for the field day bus pick up.
