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

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