Australia
November 14, 2007
• Varietal herbicide
tolerance information now available on NVT website
• Visit
www.nvtonline.com.au to make variety selection decisions
for your region
Growers are now able to access
more than a decade of national varietal herbicide tolerance
trial results simply by visiting
the National Variety
Trials (NVT) website.
The NVT program is an initiative of the
Grains Research and Development
Corporation (GRDC), implemented in response to growers' need
for independent validation of grain and field crop varieties.
Rob Wheeler, researcher at the South Australian Research and
Development Institute (SARDI), is the national coordinator of
the herbicide tolerance program. Herbicide tolerance data is
also provided by projects with the Victorian, NSW and Queensland
Departments of Primary Industries as well as the Western
Australian Department of Agriculture and Food.
Mr Wheeler urged growers to visit NVT Online and view crop
varietal sensitivities to herbicides.
"Growers can select their state and see how varieties performed
in response to different herbicides," Mr Wheeler said. "The data
is there to provide growers with information to assist them in
making variety selection decisions for their region prior to
commercial adoption of new varieties."
Drawing on more than 10 years of variety trials, the results are
contained in consolidated regional reports.
"This new site provides information in an easy-to-access
fashion," Mr Wheeler said. "Growers can download PDF files
covering local trials, and see the results of herbicide testing
on newer varieties to determine if any are especially
susceptible to the effects of herbicides."
Mr Wheeler said 2007 trial data would be uploaded to NVT Online
directly in the months following harvest. To access variety
information for your region, visit
www.nvtonline.com.au.
NVT is supported by growers and the Australian Government
through the GRDC, and managed by the Australian Crop
Accreditation System Limited (ACAS)
GRDC Project Code: DAS 00070 |
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