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Soil health satelitte site, Goodlands

2003
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Research organisation
Funding source
Liebe Group
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) David Scholz (Elders Ltd)
Year(s) 2003
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Goodlands, WA
Soil health satelitte site, Goodlands locations
Aims

To establish if the current wheat yield could reach potential yield by extra N fertilisation and to identify potential constraints of 8 Satellite Sites throughout the Liebe area

Key messages

This site was close to achieving potential yield according to the French-Schultz equation.

Lead research organisation Liebe Group
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to farmer Grant Hudson.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser : Rate
  • Fertiliser : Timing
  • Fertiliser : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Goodlands 2003

Sow date 22 May 2003
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 10m x 10m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

70 kg/ha AgStar & 35 L/ha Flexi N (all plots –farmer applied); 38 L/ha Flexi N (all plots – farmer applied) As above, plus additional N = topdressed as Urea @ 55 kg/ha (DS applied on 24th July)
Herbicide

Roundup 1.0 L/ha
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Trial results Table 1

@T1: Anthesis @T2: Athesis
# Treatment 1
Harvest index (value) Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Total nitrogen fixed (kg N/ha) Nitrogen uptake (%) Plant nitrogen (%) Nitrogen in biomass (kg/ha) Biomass (t/ha)
1 █ basal Fertiliser Only 37.48 11.8 1.94 95.57 48.14 1.02 46.01 4.52
1 █ Basal plus N 36.68 13.33 1.87 120.64 65.89 1.6 79.48 4.97
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Grain yield t/ha

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Biomass t/ha

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Harvest index value

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Nitrogen in biomass kg/ha

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Nitrogen uptake %

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Plant nitrogen %

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Protein %

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Total nitrogen fixed kg N/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Goodlands, WA 0 - 10cm Loamy Clay
Goodlands, WA 10 - 30cm Loamy Clay
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Goodlands, WA Loamy clay
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Goodlands, WA Kandosol
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 Goodlands WA
2003
2002
2001
2000

Climate

Goodlands WA 2003

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 217mm

Derived climate information

Goodlands WA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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