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Irrigator banded surfactant evaluation

2003
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Research organisation
Liebe Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) Peter Burgess (Agritech)
Andrew Matthews (Agritech)
Year(s) 2003
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) East Marchagee, WA
Irrigator banded surfactant evaluation locations
Aims

To evaluate specially formulated biodegradable soil wetters ability to improve crop establishment and yields in hydrophobic (non-wetting) soils.

Key messages
  • Site experienced extended dry conditions after seeding due to late follow up rain.
  • SACOA will continue local soil surfactant research and evaluations in 2004.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement : Type
  • Seed treatment : Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

East Marchagee 2003

Sow date 19 May 2003
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 20m x 2.5m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

19th May 2003: 100 kg/ha MAP banded 2nd July 2003: 100 kg/ha Urea top dressed
Herbicide

14th May 2003: 800 mL/ha Touchdown 19th May 2003: 2 L/ha Sprayseed 19th May 2003: 1.5 L/ha Trifluralin 19th May 2003: 35 g/ha Logran, 2nd July 2003: 25 g/ha Monza 2nd July 2003: 350 mL/ha MCPA LVE
Insecticide

19th May 2003: 1 L/ha Chlorpyriphos
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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Crop vigour (1-9) Grain yield (t/ha) Plant counts (m/row)
1 █ Jockey █ On Seed 5.67 1.33 40
2 █ Jockey █ In Furrow 5.33 1.3 47
3 █ Horticultural soil wetter 1.2 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.67 1.09 45
4 █ Impact 480 mL /ha █ Behind Press 5.67 1.34 47
5 █ Impact 480 mL/ha █ In Furrow 6.33 1.22 44
6 █ Impact 480 mL/ha + Irrigator 0.6 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.67 1 45
7 █ Irrigator 0.6 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.33 0.79 43
8 █ Irrigator 1.2 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.67 1.29 46
9 █ Irrigator2 0.6 /ha █ Behind Press 6.5 0.93 49
10 █ Irrigator3 0.6 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.67 0.87 50
11 █ Jockey 4.5 mL/kg + Irrigator 0.6 L/ha █ Behind Press 6 1.27 51
12 █ Teprosyn Manganese 0.3 L/ha █ Behind Press 5 1.05 45
13 █ Teprosyn Manganese 0.3 L/ha + Irrigator 0.6 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.67 1.15 48
14 █ Teprosyn Zinc 0.3 L/ha █ Behind Press 6 1.116 52
15 █     Teprosyn Zinc 0.3 L/ha + Irrigator 0.6 L/ha █ Behind Press 5.33 1.12 47
16 █ Untreated control █ Nil 5.33 0.87 38

Grain yield t/ha

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Crop vigour 1-9

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Plant counts m/row

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
East Marchagee, WA 0 - 10cm Sand
East Marchagee, WA 10 - 30cm Sand
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
East Marchagee, WA Sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
East Marchagee, WA Sodosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year East Marchagee WA
2003
2002
2001
2000

Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

East Marchagee WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2003 trial report