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David Cox2004 Nuffield Scholar
Nitrogen Management and Foliar Disease Control
Esperance, W.A.
My Study tour
• Foliar Disease Control
• Improving Nitrogen Management
United Kingdom• Conventional fungicide programs• Canopy management
Canada• Conventional barley
breeding programs• GM canola
production• Minimising Nitrogen
losses through application techniques and products
U.S.A –Mid West• Various N management practice• N budgeting
N budgeting equation
N fertiliser needs = yield goal X 1.2 - credits•Historical data and long-term averages
•Estimations
•Does not take into account seasonal or environmental conditions
ASK THE PLANT !!!
Oklahoma State University
• Hand held green seeker
N rich stripFarmer practice
Finishing thoughts• To increase nitrogen use efficiency
we must ASK THE PLANT
• With the advances in “precision ag” we must not loose sight of the basics
Australian Nuffield Farming Scholarships
A World ExperienceScholarships exclusively for Australian
primary producers The mission of the Australian Nuffield Farming
Scholars’ Association is to promote excellence in all aspects of Australian agricultural production,
distribution and management through the adoption of local and international best practice and continuous development of a unique network of industry leaders
and innovators
Further information
Phone: 61 2 6964 6600 Fax: 61 2 6964 1605
Email: [email protected]
Further details on Nuffield may be downloaded from the Nuffield
website: www.nuffield.com.au