New reports highlight best grain variety choices for southern Australia

Published 2023년 4월 12일

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The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has released the National Variety Trials (NVT) Harvest Reports for the 2022-23 season, covering six regions in South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania. These reports, which provide yield, disease resistance, and grain quality data for various grain varieties, are designed to assist growers and advisers in selecting suitable crop varieties. The reports cover a five-year period, allowing growers to evaluate varietal performance under different seasonal conditions. These reports aim to accelerate the adoption of new and superior varieties, helping growers to stay competitive and profitable.

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Growers and advisers across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania can now use the latest results on the performance of different grain varieties – incorporating results from the 2022-23 harvest – to help them choose the best variety for their situation. The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) National Variety Trials (NVT) Harvest Reports contain yield, disease resistance/susceptibility and grain quality results. The six reports for the southern region cover: Eyre Peninsula; Northern Victoria; Mallee SA and Victoria; Central SA; High Rainfall SA, Victoria and Tasmania; and Wimmera and Upper South East SA. For GRDC Southern Panel member and research agronomist Andrew Ware, the Harvest Reports are a useful resource that help growers and advisers make more informed decisions when choosing what crop variety to plant. “The Harvest Reports show us the potential of some of the new varieties and how they can perform in a really good year, like 2022,” he says. “You can use ...

Source: GRDC