| Researcher(s) |
David Scholz (Elders Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2003 |
| Contributor | Liebe Group |
| Trial location(s) |
East Maya, WA
|
To establish the potential to increase wheat yield on acid sands at East Maya.
| Lead research organisation |
Liebe Group |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Thanks to farmer Colin McGregor. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated |
| Sow date | 26 May 2003 |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Fertiliser |
Fertiliser treatments at seeding = 75 kg/ha mix (50 kg/ha DAP and 25 kg/ha Urea); 100 kg/ha (67 kg/ha DAP and 33 kg/ha Urea); 150 kg/ha (100 kg/ha DAP and 50 kg/ha Urea); no post N. |
| Herbicide |
0.7 L/ha Roundup, 0.3 L/ha Ester & 1.5 L/ha Treflan, 0.5 L/ha Real |
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Protein (%) | Grain yield (t/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ 100 kg DAP/urea mix | 12.9 | 1.81 |
| 2 | █ 150 kg DAP/urea mix | 13.4 | 1.84 |
| 3 | █ 75 kg DAP/urea mix | 12.2 | 1.77 |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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