Technical reference links for advisers on
Integrated Weed Management

 

 


Integrated Weed Management

This document assists grains advisers to efficiently reference information on Integrated Weed Management available on the web. It includes links to the latest publications, Update papers, chemical companies, and key weed contacts and sites for NSW and Qld.

This document is an initiative of Independent Consultants Australia Network (ICAN) supported by the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) to save advisers time in sourcing information. We recommend that you save this file where you can access it as needed.

The information is categorized under the headings below. Click on the link below to go to the section you require. Visit www.grdc.com.au for papers presented at Grains Research Updates on other topics.

  • Integrated weed management & managing herbicide resistance
  • Herbicide resistance technical information
  • Weed identification
  • Herbicides & chemical companies
  • Key weeds contacts for Nth NSW & Queensland
  • Key weeds contacts for other states
  • Key contacts for resistance testing
  •  Integrated weed management & managing herbicide resistance

    Title

    Website Location

    WA 2007 Agribusiness crop Updates : Weed Updates
    Papers presented on wild radish  management, IWM techniques and seed banks, herbicide resistance and gene flow, alternatives to trifluralin, knockdowns, tank mixes and novel uses, crop and weed management, herbicide tolerance, other weedy matters (Weeds papers from Updates in 2006 and Updates in 2005 are also available at the same site)
    Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
    IOWA State University Weed Science
    Although US focused, has a host of interesting articles on weeds and their control. Some include the power of the crop canopy - The importance of the canopy in maintaining effective weed control and water conditioners for glyphosate applications amongst many others.
    IOWA State University
    Stopping herbicide resistance in Queensland
    Author: Steve Walker, Michael Widderick, and Vikki Osten
    Resistance situation in Queensland, principles to avoid / manage herbicide resistance, herbicide mode of action groups and what to do if you think you've got resistance.
    File size & type: 52 kb, html
    DPI & F (Qld)
    Preventing herbicide resistance in 'at risk' weeds
    Author: Steve Walker and Michael Widderick
    Contains strategies to assist in preventing the development of herbicide resistance in barnyard and liverseed grasses, common sowthistle, turnip and mustard weeds and wild oats.
    File size & type: 52 kb, html
    DPI & F (Qld)
    Effectiveness of herbicide resistance management strategies
    Author: Steve Walker
    Contains information from simulations of long-term impact on the weed seed-bank of different strategies to prevent the development of herbicide resistance. These simulations showed that the most effective strategy was the combination of crop rotation (summer and winter crops), rotation of herbicide groups and growing more competitive crops. Rotation of herbicide groups alone did not prevent rapid development of resistance.
    DPI & F (Qld)
    Managing barnyard and liverseed grasses
    Authors: Steve Walker, Michael Widderick, David Thornby, Jeff Werth, Vikki Osten
    File size & type: html, 36 kb
    DPI & F (Qld)
    Fallow weed management
    File size & type: html, 52 kb
    DPI & F (Qld)
    WEEDpak - a guide for integrated management of weeds in cotton
    Titles include: Integrated Weed Management, Weed Identification, Herbicide Resistance, Herbicides, Roundup Ready®,Farm Hygiene, Best-Bet Management Guidelines, Managing Problem Weeds, Rotation Crops
    File size & type: Multiple pdf documents, varying file size.
    Cotton Catchment Communities CRC Website
    Weed management in Queensland field crops
    Several useful pages including: Weed management principles; Using herbicides; Herbicide resistance; Guidelines for managing flaxleaf fleabane; Guidelines for managing barnyard and liverseed grass
    DPI & F (Qld)
    Managing flaxleaf fleabane, a difficult-to-control weed in dryland cropping systems associated with zero-tillage
    Author: Hanwen Wu and Steve Walker
    File size & type: html, 50 kb
    DPI & F (Qld)
    Seed persistence of key northern region weeds
    How long do weed seeds persist in the soil?
    Author: Steve Walker
    File size & type: html, 55 kb
    DPI & F (Qld)
    E-weed
    e-weed is a newsletter services targeted to Western Australian agronomists and farmers providing information on weed control issues arising throughout the growing season, general weed management advice, herbicide resistance and integrated weed management.
    Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
    The Northern Herbicide Resistance Reporter
    A newsletter put out by DPI  & F (Qld) and NSW DPI. It includes weeds and resistance statistics, news, research outcomes and case studies for Queensland and northern New South Wales. Back copies of this newsletter - available for subscription, contact Michael Widderick on 07 4639 8856 or michael.widderick@dpi.qld.gov.au
    NSW DPI
    WAHRI IWM Guide
    WAHRI (Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative) have a guide to weed control practices for management of herbicide resistant annual ryegrass and wild radish. (Click here to download pdf file). This 24 page guide includes brief details of over 50 field trials. It is also available in printed booklet form by contacting WAHRI
    WAHRI
    NSW DPI weed control in winter crops 2007
    The broadacre agronomist's herbicide bible. Rates and registrations for herbicides used in winter broadacre field crops in New South Wales.
    Full version 2.4 Mb pdf
    NSW DPI
    NSW DPI weed control in summer crops 2005/06
    Rates and registrations for herbicides used in summer field crops in New South Wales.
    Full version 1.3 Mb pdf
    NSW DPI
    NSW DPI weed control in lucerne and pastures 2007
    Rates and registrations for herbicides used in lucerne and pastures in New South Wales.
    Full version 1.3 Mb pdf
    NSW DPI
    NSW DPI weed control in cropping and pastures in central New South Wales
    Region specific weed management guidelines for crops and pastures in the central west of NSW. Contents include: rotations, weed species shift, integrated weed management, information about; annual ryegrass, barley grass, capeweed, common heliotrope, fealbane, fumitory, horehound, melons, Paterson's curse, quena, saffron thistle, silverleaf nightshade, skeleton weed, wild radish and wild oats, agronomy pastures, fallows, biological control of weeds herbicide resistance and use.
    Full version 3.4 Mb pdf
    NSW DPI

    Herbicide Resistance technical information

    Title Website Location
    Managing Resistance
    Contains information on resistance management strategies for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides. The particular documents pertaining to herbicide resistance are as follows:
    CropLife Australia (formerly AVCARE)
    Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (WAHRI)
    WAHRI conducts base scientific and applied research as well as development and extension on many aspects of herbicide resistance and its management in Australian cropping systems.
    WAHRI
    WeedScience.com
    An international survey of herbicide resistant weeds
    WeedScience.com
    Plant Science Consulting - The Syngenta Quick-Test.
    The Quick-Test involves the testing of live weeds for herbicide resistance. The Quick-Test turn around time is 4-6 weeks - providing information about what herbicides are still effective much earlier than a seed test. The Quick-Test works for most weed species and growth stages (seedling – late tillering) Website has details on  how to sample and send plants.
    Plant Science Consulting

    Weed identification

    Title

    Website Location

    Weed identification & information
    Information on weeds by state - Not all crop weeds covered, but some useful pictures and information on those that are.
    Weeds Australia
    NSW DPI weed profiles
    Mainly environmental and rangeland weeds, but some weeds of cropping are included with good pictures and management information.
    NSW DPI
    WEEDpak - weed identification and information guide
    WEEDpak - Weed identification and information guide - compiled to assist with the identification and management of common weeds of cotton. Colour photographs including weed growth stages are available for each weed. Weed biology and ecology information is also provided.

    Cotton Catchment Communities CRC Website

    Herbicides & chemical companies

    For labels and material safety datasheets (MSDS) for registered products please refer to pestgenie or MSDS.com.au (MSDS's only). For labels and permits please refer to the APVMA website.
    Links to several of the R & D based chemical company sites are given below.

    Title

    Website Location

    2007 Herbicide Mode of Action Table.pdf - Last updated: 27 September 2007 (note: CropLife is reviewing the Australian mode of action grouping system for herbicides, which will include some new groups, to make it more consistent with international grouping systems. However, the above mode of action table will remain current until completion of this review.)  CropLife Australia (formerly AVCARE)
    Registration for minor use chemicals for the grains industry
    The minor use project aims to secure access for the grain grower to suitable pest management solutions that are not currently covered by chemical manufacturers. The project aims to achieve regulatory approvals for needed minor uses through an ongoing consultation process involving all relevant grains industry stakeholders.
    GRDC
    Syngenta Crop Protection Australia
    Product labels, MSDS and technical brochures. Also a page on Resistance management information (multiple pdf documents). Some areas of the website require registration for access.
    Syngenta
    Bayer CropScience
    Product labels, MSDS and technical brochures. Also a resistance management guide for wild oats (operation wild oats) Aims to raise the awareness of wild oat resistance to Group A herbicides and presents several management options for cereals which can be used to reduce or manage the level of that resistance in a cropping rotation program. (373 Kbytes pdf)
    Bayer CropScience
    Roundup® in Australia website
    Including information on how Roundup works, labels and MSDS's, Health and safety, FAQs etc.
    Roundup in Australia
    Nufarm Australia
    Product labels, MSDS and technical brochures.
    Nufarm
    Product labels, MSDS and technical brochures.
    Dow AgroSciences
    Monsanto Australia
    Information on Monsanto's products including links through to the Roundup in Australia website. Also has a report on Roundup Ready cotton in Australia (1 Mb pdf) by the University of Sydney
    Monsanto Australia
    Sumitomo Chemical Australia
    Product labels, MSDS and technical brochures.
    Sumitomo Chemical Australia
    DuPont Australia
    Product labels, MSDS and technical brochures.
    DuPont Australia

    Key weeds contacts for Nth NSW & Qld

    Andrew Storrie
    NSW DPI, Tamworth
    Ph: 02 6763 1174
    Email: andrew.storrie@dpi.nsw.gov.au

    Steve Walker
    DPI & F, Toowoomba
    Ph: 07 4639 8838
    Email: Steve.R.Walker@dpi.qld.gov.au

    Michael Widderick
    DPI & F, Toowoomba
    Ph: 07 4639 8856
    Email: michael.widderick@dpi.qld.gov.au

    Vikki Osten
    DPI & F, Emerald
    Ph: 07 4983 7406
    Email: Vikki.Osten@dpi.qld.gov.au

    Jeff Werth
    DPI & F, Toowoomba
    Ph: 07 4639 8851
    Email: jeff.werth@dpi.qld.gov.au

    Graham Charles
    NSW DPI, Narrabri
    Ph: 02 6799 1524
    Email: graham.charles@dpi.nsw.gov.au

    Tony Cook
    NSW DPI, Tamworth
    Ph: 02 6763 1250
    Email: tony.cook@dpi.nsw.gov.au

    Key weeds contacts for other states

    Sally Peltzer
    Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
    Ph: 08 9892 8504
    Email: speltzer@agric.wa.gov.au

    Peter Newman
    Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
    Ph: 08 9956 8563
    Email: pnewman@agric.wa.gov.au

    Dave Minkey
    WHARI
    Ph: 08 6488 7872
    Email: dminkey@plants.uwa.edu.au

    Chris Preston/Gurjeet Gill
    University of Adelaide
    Ph:08 8303 7237 / 08 8303 7744
    Email: christopher.preston@adelaide.edu.au / gurjeet.gill@adelaide.edu.au

    Key contacts for resistance testing

    John Broster
    CSU Wagga Wagga
    Ph: 02 6933 4001
    Email: jbroster@csu.edu.au

    Peter Boutsalis
    Plant Science Consulting Adelaide
    Ph: 0400 664 460
    Email: plantscience@ozemail.com.au

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    Date Updated: 11/09/2008