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More profit from nitrogen - enhancing nutrient use efficiency in cotton logo
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More profit from nitrogen - enhancing nutrient use efficiency in cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project will undertake research on both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and aims to increase understanding of the relationship between soil and fertiliser N & P supply, fertiliser placement, fertiliser timing, and irrigation strategy to achieve greater nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and improved phosphorus soil nutrition. Optimising NUE can...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), The Un...

More Profit from Nitrogen - Optimising nitrogen and water interactions in cotton logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Optimising nitrogen and water interactions in cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Organic matter in soil can supply more than 50% of the nitrogen (N) in cotton crops. This pool of N supply is dynamic and difficult to predict because microbial activity, responsible for mineralising soil organic N into plant available forms, is reactive to the extent of soil drying between irrigation...

1 Jul 2016 - 31 Aug 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

More Profit from Nitrogen - Increasing nitrogen use efficiency in dairy pastures logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Increasing nitrogen use efficiency in dairy pastures

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to increase nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in dairy pasture systems where direct loss of nitrogen (N) has been assessed at levels as high as 40%. Previous farm scale work has suggested that small improvements in NUE can provide substantial productivity and profit gains for farm businesses. Recent...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Nov 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Dairy Australia, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI),

More Profit from Nitrogen - Improving dairy farm nitrogen efficiency using advanced technologies logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Improving dairy farm nitrogen efficiency using advanced technologies

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The science of Nitrogen (N) cycling in dairy systems can be poorly understood by dairy farmers and their agronomists, and consequently current farm practice is often to apply N at a set rate based on expected pasture growth. Amounts of N supplied to the pasture through mineralisation, and the variation...

1 Jul 2016 - 31 May 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Dairy Australia, The University of Melbourne, Dr Graeme Ward consultant

More Profit from Nitrogen - Quantifying the whole farm systems impact of nitrogen best practice on dairy farms logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Quantifying the whole farm systems impact of nitrogen best practice on dairy farms

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The dairy industry has invested in and proven that whole farm system modelling is a highly efficient way to assess the efficacy of a range of management interventions on dairy farms. Over the last 20 years average annual Nitrogen (N) fertiliser use on dairy farms has increased markedly, now approximately...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Nov 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Dairy Australia, The University of Melbourne, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

More Profit from Nitrogen - Improved nitrogen use efficiency through accounting for deep soil and mineralisable N supply, and<br /> deployment of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilisers to better match crop N demand logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Improved nitrogen use efficiency through accounting for deep soil and mineralisable N supply, and
deployment of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilisers to better match crop N demand

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project looks at increasing nitrogen (N) use efficiency in sugar. Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) can be poor, especially after high fertiliser application. Encouragingly, new enhanced efficiency fertiliser (EEF) products better match N release to crop N demand. They may boost NUE and therefore profitability for sugarcane growers. To optimise...

1 Jul 2016 - 31 May 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), New South Wales Sugar-Milling Cooperative, Southern Cross University (SCU),

More Profit from Nitrogen - Smart blended use of enhanced efficiency fertilisers to maximise sugarcane profitability logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Smart blended use of enhanced efficiency fertilisers to maximise sugarcane profitability

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project looks at increasing nitrogen (N) use efficiency in sugar. On sugarcane farms, losses of applied N through emissions, leaching and runoff are heavy after high rainfall or irrigation. Enhanced efficiency fertilisers (EEF), eg controlled-release urea and nitrification inhibitor-coated urea, can improve crop recovery of applied N, reduce N...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Apr 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA), Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI) [Qld], Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited (HCPSL), Farmacist, Department of Agr...

More Profit from Nitrogen - Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in mangoes logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in mangoes

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to maximise nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in the Australian mango industry. Mangoes are a significant tree crop grown in tropical and subtropical climates of Australia. Nitrogen (N) is essential for mango tree development, fruit production and quality. Presently, only limited data is available for Australian mango growing...

1 Aug 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Hort Innovation, Northern Territory Department of Planning and Infrastructure (NT DPI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

More Profit from Nitrogen - Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in cherries logo
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More Profit from Nitrogen - Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in cherries

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to maximise nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in the Australian cherry industry. Cherries are a significant deciduous tree crop grown in cool temperate climates of Australia. N is essential for cherry tree development, fruit production and quality. Presently, only limited data is available for Australian cherry growing regions...

1 Aug 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Hort Innovation, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

More profit from Nitrogen - Potentially mineralisable N soil analysis logo
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More profit from Nitrogen - Potentially mineralisable N soil analysis

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project provides additional value to individual More Profit for Nitrogen (MPfN) projects by undertaking additional soil nitrogen (N) mineralisation analyses and soil carbon (C) analyses that can be correlated with actual soil N supply in the field. Pooling soil N mineralisation potential and additional soil organic C analyses from...

21 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)