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This page contains a full listing of GRDC publications and products.

GRDC Ground Cover Direct 2011 (PDF, 4.00MB) is a catalogue containing the latest GRDC publications and products and order form.

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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.
Making Lucerne Pay

Published:
2006

Cost:
$30.00 plus p&h

Order No:
GRDC288

This book presents 13 farm business case studies located across south-eastern Australia, with rainfall varying from 300mm to 580mm and soil types ranging from sand dunes to clays. Each case study looks at how lucerne has been integrated into a rotation, presents practical management techniques employed by the growers and also a detailed economic analysis of the 'before and after' lucerne scenario for each farm. Combining crops and lucerne in the rotation has enabled growers to spread their risks to remain economically viable.

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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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Canola Hay and Silage Fact Sheet Western & Southern regions

Published:
2010

Organisation:
GRDC

Cost:
FREE+P&H

Order No:
GRDC565

Western and Southern regions. Making the most of a failed canola crop. Canola crops that fail due to drought, frost, poor pod set or low grain set can be cut as silage or hay. With the correct management a failed grain crop can be salvaged as quality forage.

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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.