11th Australian Weeds Conference (1996)

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
30 September – 3 October 1996.
Peer-reviewed proceedings edited by R.C.H. Shepherd.
Published by Weed Science Society of Victoria Inc.

Keynote address

Where in the world is weed science going?
J.V. Lovett and S.E. Knights   pp. 3-16
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Cropping

Weed management research in crop production – a review
J.E. Pratley   pp. 17-22
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Technical assessment of changes in weed management technology in cropping
W.J. Hannaford and P.D. Howat   pp. 23-31
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Integrating weed control with other land management practices
Alan Malcolm   pp. 32-35
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Cropping options following winter applied residual herbicides in southern Queensland
T.A. Dunmall, S.R. Walker, J.E. Barnes and J.C. Churchett   pp. 36-38
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Perceptions and attitudes towards integrated weed management in the intensive broadacre cropping region of the Darling Downs in southern Queensland
L. Streit   pp. 39-41
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Persistence of sulfonylureas on alkaline soils in south-eastern Australia and the potential damage to subsequent crops and pastures
D.M. Noy   pp. 42-44
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Introduction of allelopathy to wheat: effect of Triticum speltoides on two weeds of wheat
Abul Hashem and Steve W. Adkins   pp. 45-48
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Herbicide resistant crops and pastures in Australian agriculture – present and future
A.E. Richardson and J.L. Huppatz   pp. 49-52
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Wheat and chickpea response to summer applied herbicides in central and southern Queensland
J.E. Barnes, S.R. Walker, T. Dunmall, V.A. Osten, P.A. Hargreaves, R.M. Noble, J.D. Churchett   pp. 53-55
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Reduced-rate herbicide sequences in beetroot production
C.W.L. Henderson   pp. 56-58
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Crop sensitivity to residues of three sulfonylurea herbicides in a soil-free system
J.D. Churchett, S.R. Walker, T.A. Dunmall and R.J. Jettner   pp. 59-61
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The role of Roundup Ready� field crops in Australian cropping systems
Andrew J. Somervaille   pp. 62-65
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Weed control in Western Australia using blanket wipers
B.J. Rayner and J.R. Peirce   pp. 66-68
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Evaluation of a non-specific fungal seed pathogen for regulating some annual grass weeds
Richard W. Medd and Mathew A. Campbell   pp. 69-72
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IWMA – integrated weed management alternatives
C.M. Penfold and M.S. Miyan   pp. 73-75
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Paraquat resistance in barley grass (Hordeum glaucum) following minimum tillage use in a continuous cropping system
Hassan M. Alizadeh, Chrisher Preston and Stephen B. Powles   pp. 76-77
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Weed management strategies in vegetable production and their agronomic, environmental and economic implications
C.W.L. Henderson   pp. 78-81
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Comparison of the eradication programs for kochia (Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.) and skeleton weed (Chondrilla juncea L.) in Western Australia
J. Dodd   pp. 82-84
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Improving the assessment of new weed threats: developing techniques with cruciferous weeds of cropping
J.G. Virtue   pp. 85-88
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International trade and parasitic crop weeds – implications of the current status of witchweed and broomrape in Australia
R.J. Carter, W.R. Barker and S.M. Csurhes   pp. 89-92
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Distribution and herbicide options for the management of Euphorbia davidii R. Subils
A.M. Storrie and A.S. Cook   pp. 93-96
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Economic benefits of population management: a case study for wild oats
Richard W. Medd and Randall E. Jones   pp. 97-100
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The response of wild oats to climate change
Chris C. O’Donnell and Steve W. Adkins   pp. 101-104
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The biology of the ‘take-all’ weed, Haloragis aspera (raspweed)
V.A. Osten, S.W. Adkins and S.R. Walker   pp. 105-107
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Weed management studies in ley legumes for central Queensland farming systems
V.A. Osten   pp. 108-110
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Evaluation of data collected from cereal trials used for herbicide evaluation – factors affecting grain yield loss
G.P. Madafiglio, M.J. Hood, C.J. Pearson and G. Cox   pp. 111-114
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Herbicide testing results – Western Australia
John E. Holmes   pp. 115-117
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The use of seed handling techniques to reduce the impact of herbicide resistant Lolium rigidum within continuous cropping systems
William Roy   pp. 118-121
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Improving lupin competitive ability against annual ryegrass
B. Verbeek and D. Lemerle   pp. 122-123
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Survey of the occurrence of herbicide resistant ryegrass in Victoria
F.L.F. Henskens, R. Miller, M.J. Walsh and R. Davidson   pp. 124-125
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Herbicide resistant weeds from the north-east grain region of Australia
D.A. Wills, S.R. Walker and S.W. Adkins   pp. 126-129
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The clethodim option for use against a ‘fop’ resistant Lolium rigidum population – report on a continuing study initiated in 1993
W. Roy and M.E. Jackson   pp. 130-131
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Herbicide resistance extension strategy for south-eastern Australia
A. Bishop, R.S. Britton, J.J. Dellow and M. Incerti   pp. 132-134
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Timing of broadleaf weed removal in wheat and barley in southern Queensland
G. Robinson and J. Marley   pp. 135-137
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Control of amaranthus (Amaranthus powellii) in green bean crops
A.C. Bishop, B.M. Pemberton and J. Stagg   pp. 138-140
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What are the effects of herbicides and weeds on wheat protein levels?
S.C. Peltzer and D.G. Bowran   pp. 141-143
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Development of herbicide strategies in vegetable and other minor crops
I.L. Macleod   pp. 144-145
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A volatilization chamber for the detection of volatile loss of herbicides
R.S. Eldridge and C.K. Black   pp. 146-149
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Sequential programs of molinate, thiobencarb, bensulfuron and MCPA for weed control in water-seeded rice in New South Wales
M.C. Taylor   pp. 150-152
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Mechanisms of the breakdown of a pyridine herbicide
Mark Finlay   pp. 153-155
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Herbicide resistant aquatic weeds, a problem in New South Wales rice crops
R.J. Graham, J.E. Pratley, P.D. Slater and P.R. Baines   pp. 156-158
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Surfactants can mask herbicide mixture antagonism
K.L. Hollaway   pp. 159-162
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Tolerance of Lupinus albus to herbicides
D.G. Bowran and J.A. Borger   pp. 163-165
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Estimating dose response curves for predicting glyphosate use rates in Australia
D.M. Minkey and J.H. Moore   pp. 166-169
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Current status of weed control in chickpea in northern New South Wales
J.P.M. Whish, B.M. Sindel and R.S. Jessop   pp. 170-172
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Triallate and trifluralin are not effective with minimal incorporation in black earths in southern Queensland
J.E. Barnes and G.R.W. Foster   pp. 173-175
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Tolerance of linola to herbicides
John Borger and David Bowran   pp. 176-177
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Annual ryegrass control in minimum till wheat using controlled release trifluralin
A.J. Chambers and G.R. Code   pp. 178-181
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Clomazone – a new herbicide for barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus galli) control in water-seeded rice
M.C. Taylor, I. Pegg and P.V. Grassick   pp. 182-183
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Overcoming trifluralin antagonism of glyphosate
Wendy Bedggood   pp. 184-186
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Development of a mycoherbicide for biological control of Alismataceae weeds in rice
Eric J. Cother and Ross L. Gilbert   p. 187
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Development of weed damage early diagnosis program
S. Takayanagi   p. 188
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Inhibition of rice weed germination and seedling growth with metabolites from Pseudomonas syringae strain 3366
D.R. Gealy and S. Gurusiddaiah   pp. 189-194
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Rangeland

An overview of the current status of weed management in Australian rangelands
A.C. Grice and J.R. Brown   pp. 195-204
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Technical aspects of weed management in Australian rangelands
B.J. Wilson   pp. 205-213
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Managers’ perspectives of weed management within rangelands management systems
Lynn Webber   pp. 214-222
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Environmental factors influencing the establishment and growth of Acacia nilotica and Prosopis pallida
M.J. Barker, W.J. Dorney, A.M. Lindsay and J. Vitelli   pp. 223-226
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A property level economic assessment of prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica) on the Mitchell grass downs of Queensland
E.N. Miller   pp. 227-230
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Controlling dense infestations of Prosopis pallida
S.D. Campbell, C.L. Setter, P.L. Jeffrey and J. Vitelli   pp. 231-232
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Weed management in rangelands of South Australia
Michael Michelmore   pp. 233-236
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Bulking up, field distribution and establishment of rubber vine rust, Maravalia cryptostegiae in far north Queensland
A.J. Tomley and G. Hardwick   pp. 237-238
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Biological control of prickly acacia in Australia
W.A. Palmer   pp. 239-242
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The failure of management technology for reproductively efficient grassy weeds: the Chilean needle grass example
M.R. Gardener, R.D.B. Whalley and B.M. Sindel   pp. 243-246
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Grazier attitudes to weeds, research and education in northern New South Wales
B.M. Sindel   pp. 247-252
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Pasture

Weed management directions in pasture systems
D.R. Kemp   pp. 253-263
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Assessment of the outcomes of weed management technology in cropping zone pasture systems
M.A. Ewing   pp. 264-269
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A practitioner’s perspective of weed management in pasture systems
D. Rush   pp. 270-271
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Echium plantagineum L. control in pastures
J.W. Heap, D. Hogarth and F.D. Burgoyne   pp. 272-275
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Nodding thistle control: a brief review of past, present and future programs
J.J. Dellow   pp. 276-277
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Mechanical defoliation (ping) as a management tool for kyllinga (Cyperus brevifolius)
F.L.F. Henskens   p. 278
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Allelopathic effects of Danthonia richardsonii (cv. Taranna) and Phalaris aquatica (cv. Sirolan) on Trifolium subterraneum (cv. Seaton park)
P.D. Slater, T.M. Cregan and P.D. Cregan   pp. 279-282
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Reducing the flowering of spear thistles during mid-summer by grazing with goats
B.A. McGregor   pp. 283-285
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A demographic comparison of common heliotrope, Heliotropium europaeum L.: southern Australia and southern France
A.W. Sheppard, L.A. Brun, and R.C. Lewis   pp. 286-290
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The effect of simulated spray-grazing on the Paterson’s curse crown weevil, Mogulones larvatus Schultze
M.J. Smyth and A.W. Sheppard   pp. 291-293
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Meligethes planiusculus (Heer) (Nitidulidae) an inflorescence-feeding beetle, with good potential as biological control agent for Echium plantagineum
A.E. Swirepik, A.W. Sheppard and M.J. Smyth   pp. 294-297
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Effect of temperature and leaf wetness on infectivity of Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola, a potential biocontrol agent of parthenium weed
M.T. Fauzi, S.W. Adkins, P.J. Dart, H.J. Ogle, and A.J. Tomley   pp. 298-300
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Management of pasture weeds on thoroughbred horse stud farms in eastern Australia
G.M. Gurr, S.C. Aston, W.W. Wheatley, R.A. Woodward, E.R. Hunt and C.G. Morrison   pp. 301-304
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Biological control of fireweed
R. McFadyen and D. Sparks   pp. 305-308
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A new initiative in the biological control of parthenium
K. Dhileepan, B. Madigan, M. Vitelli, R. McFadyen, K. Webster and M. Trevino   pp. 309-312
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A comparison of the growth and phenology of two introduced biotypes of Parthenium hysterophorus
S.C. Navie, R.E. McFadyen, F.D. Panetta, and S.W. Adkins   pp. 313-316
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Residual herbicides applied to a pasture before regeneration will control some annual weeds
A. Wallace   pp. 317-320
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Using goats for the control of blackberries in north-eastern Victoria
B.A. McGregor   pp. 321-324
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Carbetamide failure due to enhanced biodegradation in Australian soils
S.J.W. Hole, S.B. Powles and N.C. McClure   p. 325
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Broadstrike and broadstrike + diuron use in subterranean clover and medic pastures in Western Australia
J.G. Gilmour   pp. 326-330
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Distribution of spiny rush (Juncus acutus L.) In the Upper Wimmera Farm Tree Group area
M.S. Gibson and J.D. Miller   pp. 331-334
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Urban

Assessment of the outcomes of weed management technology in urban areas – overview
M. Looker   pp. 335-342
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The current status of weed management technology in urban situations
C.J. Nazer   pp. 343-347
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Managing bushland remnants in the urban environment
Judith Rawling   pp. 348-353
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Marketing weed awareness to urban audiences
D.A. Beck, K. Noble and E.N. Miller   pp. 354-357
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Eradication of alligator weed in Queensland with (ethnic) community support: current progress
S.A. Vitelli, M. Bryannah, J. Reberger, and K.A. Noble   pp. 358-361
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Pied currawongs and invading ornamentals: what’s happening in northern New South Wales
D.A. Bass   pp. 362-365
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Volunteers – can they make a difference? The value of volunteers in rehabilitating urban bushland – survey and case study
L.M. Rees and M.G. Smith   pp. 366-369
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Urban weed control: an approach to address the issues confronting the practitioner in the field
R. Wood   pp. 370-373
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Effect of soil and soil substitutes on herbicide efficiency
Stuart Thompson, John Toth and Ildiko Meszaros   p. 374
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Selective control of weeds in native forest
Stuart Thompson, John Toth and Ildiko Meszaros   p. 375
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The good neighbour program
Steven Burke   p. 376
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Alligator weed – a new dilemma
D.N. McKenzie   pp. 377-378
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Managing willows along Victorian waterways
A.R. Ladson and G. Gerrish   pp. 379-382
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Horses as vectors in the dispersal of weeds into native vegetation
Vicki Weaver and Robyn Adams   pp. 383-390
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Public lands and forests

Managing weeds in Australia’s public lands and forests
F.D. Panetta and D.W. Lane   pp. 391-397
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Weed management technology on public lands and forests
Greg Keighery   pp. 398-401
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Strategic weed management for the aboriginal lands of the end
M.J. Storrs, A. Kenyon and W.M. Lonsdale   pp. 402-407
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Overlooked but still invading, Praxelis clematidea the unknown weed
Barbara M. Waterhouse and Richard T. Corlett   p. 408
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Siam weed outbreak in far north Queensland: progress report on eradication effort
Graham Hardwick and Barbara M. Waterhouse   pp. 409-412
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Prospects for the biological control of the environmental weed, Zantedeschia aethiopica (arum lily)
John K. Scott and Stefan Neser   pp. 413-416
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Control of horehound, Marrubium vulgare L., in Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria
J.E.R. Weiss   pp. 417-419
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Geophytes as weeds: bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) as a case study
K.L. Raymond   pp. 420-423
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Bridal creeper control with herbicides
G.H. Pritchard   pp. 424-427
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Weed management programs in New South Wales national parks
Andrew R. Leys   pp. 428-431
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Restoration of Wingham Brush 1980-1996
J.D. Stockard   pp. 432-436
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Invasive species program
N. Montgomery, K. Colgan, M. Armstrong and A. McNee   p. 437
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The potential for biological control of the South African weed Polygala myrtifolia
R.J. Adair and S. Neser   pp. 438-439
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A new systematic trial design for the optimization of interspecific weed control
K.M. Little and A.W. Schumann   pp. 440-443
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Effective control of creeping groundsel (Senecio angulatus)
Peter M. Newton   pp. 444-445
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Control of Spartina with fluazifop-p and clethodim
G.H. Pritchard   pp. 446-449
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Indigenous fungal pathogens as potential biological control agents for Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bitou bush)
E.J. Cother, A. Nikandrow and R.L. Gilbert   p. 450
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Factors influencing woody weed distribution in the proposed Creswick Regional Park, Victoria
Peter J. Wilcock and Martin E. Westbrooke   pp. 451-453
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Managing willow (Salix) along the upper King river in north-east Victoria
E.G. Thexton and R.E. Hardie   pp. 454-457
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Predicting the weed potential of plant introductions
P.C. Pheloung   pp. 458-461
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Weeds as quarantine pests
C.S. Walton and T.G. Parnell   pp. 462-463
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Certainty and uncertainty in plant identification
J.R. Hosking, G.R. Sainty and S.W.L. Jacobs   pp. 464-467
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Research on chemical control of bitou bush in New South Wales
John Toth, Paul J. Milham, Ildiko Meszaros, C. Jill Kaldor, Robert N. Fullerton and Frank Burrows   pp. 468-475
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Relative invasiveness of two woody weeds in northern New South Wales
D.A. Bass   pp. 476-479
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Efficacy of herbicides against angled onion in pot trials
G.H. Pritchard   pp. 480-484
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The application of GIS to weed survey
M.K.C. Kerr and M.E. Westbrooke   pp. 485-488
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Ecological aspects of sweet pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum Vent.): implications for control and management
Trudi L. Mullett   pp. 489-492
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Establishing trees on non-arable land to control weeds
M.H. Campbell and H.I. Nicol   pp. 493-496
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Golden dodder in Western Australia – its status and eradication issues
J.H. Moore, G.E. Fletcher and A. Rogerson   pp. 497-500
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Mapping the distribution of weeds with cost effective remotely sensed data
J.D. Miller   pp. 501-503
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Celtis sinensis and its control
T.R. Armstrong and S.L. Keegan   pp. 504-505
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Herbicide dependent agriculture: have we gone too far?
G. Evans, P.C. Rowland and G.D. McLean   pp. 506-510
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Integrated control of Chrysanthemoides monilifera in New South Wales
Royce H. Holtkamp   pp. 511-515
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Strategies for ecological weed control on conservation lands in New Zealand
S-J. Owen and J.K. Sheldon   pp. 516-519
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‘I’ve got angled onion in my garden and I reckon it’s OK!’ Environmental weeds and community education
Kate Blood and Deirdre Slattery   pp. 520-523
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Results of trials for replacing serrated tussock with weed-free kangaroo grass in degraded native Western Plains grasslands
Alistair Phillips and Colin Hocking   p. 524
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Insects for biological control of broom (Cytisus scoparius) in New Zealand
P. Syrett   pp. 525-528
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Scoring the weediness of New Zealand’s ecological weeds
S-J. Owen, S.M. Timmins and C.J. West   pp. 529-531
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Can serrated tussock be controlled in native grasslands?
Rachel Dare and Colin Hocking   p. 532
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The effects of herbicides on in vitro seed germination of native kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra) and introduced weed species, serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) and Chilean needle grass (Stipa neesiana)
Paul Puhar and Colin Hocking   pp. 533-536
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Managing herbicide resistance: CRC for Weed Management Systems

Managing herbicide resistant annual ryegrass, southern Australian research
J.M. Matthews and S.B. Powles   pp. 537-541
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Management of herbicide resistant ryegrass in Western Australia – research and its adoption
G.S. Gill   pp. 542-545
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Managing herbicide resistant wild oats – options and adoption
B.S. Nietschke, R.W. Medd, J.M. Matthews, T.G. Reeves and S.B. Powles   pp. 546-551
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Weed management of direct seeded crops in the Victorian Wimmera
A.Y.N. Postlethwaite and T. Postlethwaite   pp. 552-554
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Novel approaches to weed management: CRC for Tropical Pest Management

A participatory approach to weed management
Geoff Norton   pp. 555-559
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The role of ecological modelling in weed management
D.J. Kriticos   pp. 560-568
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Biocontrol of weeds new approaches in the CRC for Tropical Pest Management
Rachel McFadyen   pp. 569-572
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Control of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.): a Centre for Tropical Pest Management team effort
S.W. Adkins, S.C. Navie and R.E. McFadyen   pp. 573-580
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Transgenic crops and weed control

Introduction of transgenic crops and their potential as future weeds
Dale L. Shaner   pp. 581-585
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An ecological perspective on the use of herbicide tolerant crops in integrated weed management
W.L. Felton, R.W. Medd and R.J. Martin   pp. 586-592
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Transgenic crops ‘how will they impact on herbicide resistance and its management?’
J.M. Swain   pp. 593-597
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