Herbicide tolerance of melaleucas and oil mallees on a sandplain seepage at Bunjil

2002
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Research organisatons

Trial details

Researcher(s) Mike Clarke (Department of Agriculture)
Dave Nicholson (Department of Agriculture)
Year(s) 2002
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Bunjil, WA
Herbicide tolerance of melaleucas and oil mallees on a sandplain seepage at Bunjil locations
Aims

To examine the tolerance of Melaleucas and oil mallees to a range of herbicide treatments.

Key messages

As expected melaleucas had a greater survival on the site across all treatments when compared wtih the eucalypts as they are better adapted to saline conditions.

Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Brian King family for their support in providing the site and deep ripping the tree lines and Dan Huxtable for assistance in planting.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Herbicide: Rate
  • Herbicide: Timing
  • Herbicide: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Bunjil 2002

Sow date 16 July 2002
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 30m x 6m
Plot replication 3
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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Eucalyptus species survival (%) Melaleuca species survival (%)
1 Brodal® 69 87
2 Brodal® + simazine 21 64
3 Control 76 86
4 Eclipse® + Verdict® + Select® 81 97
5 Glyphosate 57 95
6 Logran® + Verdict® + Select® 77 90
7 Stomp® 75 84

Eucalyptus species survival %


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Melaleuca species survival %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Bunjil, WA 0 - 10cm Sandy loam
Bunjil, WA 10 - 30cm Sandy loam
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Bunjil, WA Sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Bunjil, 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 Bunjil WA
2002 184.5mm
2001 213.8mm
2000 249.6mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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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.

Bunjil 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

2002 trial report



Trial last modified: 08-05-2019 09:30am AEST