Lake Bolac will be the location of talks shared on tactics to grow quality legume and pulse crops that boost profits, soil nitrogen levels and benefit future crops.
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The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Boosting On Farm Nitrogen Fixation in Pulses pre-sowing workshops will feature leading researchers and cover topics including inoculation, nodulation and nitrogen fixation of crops such as chickpeas, lupins, lentils and faba beans.
Growers who attend will also take part in an interactive session to learn how to conduct nodulation assessments using supplied plant samples.
The workshops will also explain the new DNA soil testing service PREDICTA® rNod which will help growers identify the need to inoculate pea, bean, lentil and vetch crops based on levels of suitable rhizobia in the soil.
OTHER NEWS:
This test is available to South Australian and Victorian growers via PREDICTA® B accredited agronomists in 2021 and will be launched to growers nationally in 2022.
Researchers with Department of Primary Industries and Regions research division, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Liz Farquharson and Ross Ballard, together with independent consultant Maarten Ryder, will discuss best practice inoculation methods, dry sowing and acid tolerance challenges and ways to optimise nodulation.
Each workshop will also feature a region-specific presentation from a local adviser on optimising pulse crop production covering chemical inputs, disease management, fertiliser, soil types and constraints.
MORE NEWS:
The event will run from 9-11.30am on March 11 at the Lake Bolac Football Club.
To register go to http://bit.ly/MSFGRDPW21.
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