The impact of three cropping histories (sugarcane, maize and soybean) and two tillage practices (conventional tillage and direct drill) on plantparasitic and free-living nematodes in the following sugarcane crop was examined in a field trial at Bundaberg. Soybean...
The impact of cropping histories (sugarcane, maize and soybean), tillage practices (conventional tillage and direct drill) and fertiliser N in the plant and 1st ratoon (1R) crops of sugarcane were examined in field trials at Bundaberg and Ingham. Average yields at...
The Queensland Government has developed a Reef Protection Package aimed at enhancing the water quality and health of the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon. It has focused on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs within the sugarcane production system as these two nutrients...
The Australian sugar industry currently faces a combination of escalating input costs, moderately low sugar prices, decreasing cane supply and the requirement to illustrate its commitment to being environmentally responsible. This paper provides a summary of the...