Ground Cover Direct/Bookshop
This page contains a full listing of GRDC publications and products.
GRDC Ground Cover Direct 2010 (PDF, 2.04MB) is a catalogue containing the latest GRDC publications and products and order form.
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All types
103 publications
Corporate Publications
17 publications
Books
36 publications
Fact sheet
1 publications
Manuals and Technical Books
9 publications
Pamphlets / Back Pocket Guides
13 publications
Ute Guides and Field Guides
24 publications
Workshop materials
1 publications
Calculators and Tool Kits
2 publications
CD
7 publications
Video
2 publications
Case studies
14 publications
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'Passion for Pulses' cookbook
Cost:$27.50
Order No:GRDC018
Whether you are looking for a quick dish to make at the end of a long day, or something to impress for a special occasion, you will find it in 'Passion for Pulses'. 'Passion for Pulses' brings together over 150 sweet and savoury recipes from around the world - old favourites like hommus, dhal and chilli con carne, along with the more exotic Brazilian Croustade, lentil tom kha soup and a crab and chickpea curry. And for pure indulgence, who can go past wattleseed shortbread, lentil brownies or gluten-free chocolate cake?
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Managing Frost Risk - a guide for southern Australian grains
Organisation:South Australian Research and Development Institut
Authors:Melissa A. Rebbeck, Garren R. Knell
Cost:$20.00 plus p&h.
Order No:GRDC327
Grain growers have implemented new developments in technology to improve water use efficiency by better managing rainfall variability and drought. As a result, average yield has increased over time as has the average area sown to wheat. Unfortunately, while yields and cropping area have increased, frost remains a significant risk.
Frost in cereals can be more devastating than drought as it is a sudden impact. This book is the final outcome of 5 years of Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) funded frost agronomy research in southern Australia to provide grain growers with a risk decision guide on preparing for and dealing with frost.
This book will allow cereal producers to:
• Develop a better understanding of how frost damages wheat;
• Understand and estimate their exposure to frost risk;
• Understand the best economic options for sowing time, based on their exposure to frost risk;
• Know the best agronomic strategies to employ for minimising frost risk;
• Know how to make early assessments of frost damaged wheat;
• Implement management options for frost damaged wheat; and
• Know where to find support for the future in the aftermath of suffering a serious frost.
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Sorghum Disorders : The Ute Guide
Published:2006
Cost:$27.50 plus p&h
Order No:GRDC246
Features 56 disorders and 145 images for quick, easy, in-field identification. Contains five main sections: diseases, nematodes, nutritional disorders, environmental disorders and herbicide injury. Tough, waterproof, full-colour pages with sprial binding.
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Maize Disorders : The Ute Guide
Published:February 2006
Cost:$27.50 plus p&h
Order No:GRDC245
Features 55 disorders and 153 images to allow for quick identification. Contains five main sections: diseases, nematodes, nutritional disorders, environmental disorders and herbicide injury. Tough, waterproof, full-colour pages with spiral binding make it a 'go anywhere' book.
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Cereal Diseases: The Ute Guide
Published:Reprint 1999, 56 pages
Organisations:TOPCROP Australia, GRDC
Cost:$20
Order No:GRDC006
A handy pocket-sized go anywhere, laminated cereal diseases ute guide. A quick reference to many of the damaging diseases of wheat, barley and oats. The distinguishing features of each disease are described, as are the principal means of controlling them. Applicable to graingrowers in all States.
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Chickpea Disorders: The Ute Guide
Published:May 2004, 92 pages
Organisations:DPI Queensland, GRDC
Authors:Michael Fuhlbohm, Moira English, Malcolm Ryley, Alex Ganon and Michael Cahill
Cost:$20.00
This full-colour book provides high quality colour photos and the latest information to assist farmers and advisers identify the major disorders of chickpea. It contains detailed descriptions and background biological information on the major diseases, viruses, nematodes, environmental disorders and nutrient deficiencies of chickpea across Australia.
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Crop Insects: The Ute Guide Western Grain Belt Edition
Published:April 2005, 160 pages
Organisations:GRDC, Government of Western Australia, Department
Cost:$25.00
Order No:GRDC209
This 160-page guide is an identification aid for growers, advisers, students and others in Western Australia to assist with rapid identification, and in some instances management, of pests, beneficials and biosecurity threats. Management may include methods other than chemical, for example storage hygiene, pest monitoring, beneficial insects and biological control.
Using this book should result in better management of pests, increased farm profitability and minimum chemical usage. Less than one percent of known insects are considered economic pests. There are more than 86,000 insect species known in Australia with still a large number to be discovered or named.
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Crop Insects: The Ute Guide Northern Grain Belt Edition
Published:April 2001, 156 pages
Authors:L.Brennan, E.Brown, M.Cahill, R.Elder, M.English, J.Ferguson and P.Wood
Cost:$27.50
Order No:GRDC009
A ute guide to aid farmers, advisers, researchers and students to identify the most common insects found in the northern grain belt. Suitable for northern NSW, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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Canola: The Ute Guide (New Version)
Published:2007
Organisation:GRDC
Author:GRDC
Cost:27.50 plus p&h
Order No:GRDC010
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Summer Weeds : The Ute Guide
Published:January 2002
Organisation:GRDC
Author:Rural Solutions SA
Cost:20.00 plus p&h
Order No:GRDC003
- 53 page guide covers approximately 40 weeds at both seedling and mature stage
- As well as a description, each weed had a map of Australia depicting its frequency and the months it is likely to present as either seedling/new growth or as a mature plant
- applicable to SA, southern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania

