Queensland, Australia
GATTON FIELD DAY
We are pleased to announce the '2014 Winter Cereal Research Field Day' program for Wednesday, 1 October at Gatton.
Please check out the details below. Or if you prefer, there is also a printable PDF version (here).
Don’t miss this unique event, which is set to become Australia’s premier winter cereals research field day. The day is a GRDC event and hosted by three organisations: CSIRO, QAAFI and QDAFF. The day is designed to provide a “hands-on” field experience for those interested in the latest science applied to two of Australia’s most important grain crops; wheat and barley.
Whether you are an agronomist, a scientist, a breeder, a journalist, representing a funding body, a government representative or just simply interested in science or agriculture, the day will have something for you.
The action-packed day will provide a great taste of research that is currently being conducted in Queensland, as you will move from location to location, where field experiments are currently under way. The day is divided into three themes: “Wheat abiotic stress”, “Yield potential and phenomics” and “Disease resistance”. All presentations will be set in the field and will provide activities or demonstrations.
An “elevator pitch” session comprising a series of three-minute talks will provide some entertainment while lunch is served, where you will hear from some of the rising young scientists in these fields.
Please register
This is a free event. To ensure adequate catering, please notify the event organisers and register before 24 September by contacting the organisers below:
Getting there
There is a complimentary bus from St Lucia UQ campus to Gatton, departing 7.30 am sharp from the corner of Glasshouse Road and Services Road. However the number of seats available on the bus is strictly limited. To attend the event or to confirm a place on the free bus, you must register with event organisers. The bus will depart Gatton at 5.00 pm and return to St Lucia about 6.15 pm.
If you prefer to make your own travel arrangements, please meet us at the Gatton McDonalds rear carpark (Warrego Hwy) at 8.30 am. This is also a good opportunity for you to coffee up! Everyone will then follow the guides to Gilbert paddock to kick of the first session.
What to bring
We will provide lunch and afternoon tea. The whole day is set in the field so please bring a hat, sunscreen and a water bottle.
PROGRAM
Wed 1 Oct, 8.30 am
- Meet at Gatton McDonalds’ carpark
- Follow guides out to Gilbert
9.30 – 10.15 am
Wheat abiotic stress (heat & drought)
CSIRO side (9.30 – 11.45 am)
- Stay-green and root architecture traits to improve water-limited yield in wheat – Dr Jack Christopher (QAAFI)
- In the search of more crop per drop – Dr Karine Chenu (QAAFI)
- Dealing with high temperatures in wheat – Dr Fernanda Dreccer (CSIRO)
10.15 – 11.15 am
Yield potential & phenomics
- Better agronomy and germplasm for irrigated wheat – Dr Allan Peake (CSIRO)
- Predicting flowering time from gene based information – Dr Bangyou Zheng (CSIRO)
- Flowering genes: effects on canopy development and yield components – Drs Mariana P. Andreucci and Fernanda Dreccer (CSIRO)
11.15 – 11.45 am
FIELD ACTIVITY – Phenomics demonstration
- Ed Holland (CSIRO)
- Jack Christopher (QAAFI)
- Fernanda Dreccer (CSIRO)
- Pavan Sikka (CSIRO)
12 noon – 1. 00 pm
Lunch (catered BBQ)
Location – marquee on grass near UQ sheds, back toward the creek
Elevator pitch session while lunch is being served – three-minute talks from:
- Laura Ziems (PhD student, QAAFI)
- Cecile Richard (PhD student, QAAFI)
- Peter Gous (PhD student, QAAFI)
- Ahsan Habib (PhD student, CSIRO)
- Helga Ochagavia (visiting PhD student CSIRO)
- Paula Prieto (visiting PhD student CSIRO)
1.15 – 1.45 pm
Disease resistance: session 1
Location – wheat rust nursery, UQ land, near rainout shelters/back of creek
- In search of new genes in ancient wheats – Dr Lee Hickey (QAAFI)
- Increasing grower management of crop diseases through resistance knowledge – Mr Greg Platz (DAFF)
ACTIVITY
Inspection of standards in NVT rust screening trial
2.00 – 2.45 pm
Disease resistance: session 2
Location – wheat seed increase nursery (UQ land in front of sheds)
- Crown rot: Pyramiding multiple sources of resistance using ‘speed-breeding’ – Dr Mark Dieters (UQ)
- Predicting crown rot and head blight incidence – Dr Friday Obanor (CSIRO)
ACTIVITY
Browsing elite wheat crown rot pre-breeding material
3.00 – 3. 45 pm
Afternoon tea
Break for afternoon tea / announcements
Location – marquee on grass near UQ sheds, back towards the creek
4.00 – 4.45 pm
Disease resistance: session 3
Location – Barley Stem Rust Nursery (DAFF Research Station)
- Work on crown rot resistance in wheat and barley at CSIRO – Dr Chunji Liu (CSIRO)
- Barley Foliar Pathogens Update – Mr Ryan Fowler (DAFF)
- Cheers for barley pre-breeding in Queensland – Dr Rex Williams (DAFF)
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