Establishment and persistence of saltland pasture in a saline area

2003 - 2004
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Research organisatons

Trial details

Researcher(s) John Paul Collins (Department of Agriculture)
Year(s) 2003 - 2004
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) East Wubin, WA
Establishment and persistence of saltland pasture in a saline area locations
Aims
  • To test a range of plants on a saline area to see which is most likely to persist.
  • To introduce safeguard ryegrass into the saltland pasture.
  • To establish lucerne on an elevated area adjacent to the Saltland.
  • To compare the success of nursery raised saltbush seedlings with direct seeding.
Key messages
  • Bambatsi Panic and Rhodes grass have good drought tolerance but maintaining a high plant density has proved difficult.
  • Due to low rainfall seasons, more drought tolerant species are required on the site hence planting the saltbush alleys.
  • Salinity varies over the site and therefore so does the ground cover, species composition and FOO.
  • Roly-poly control can be achieved by spraying with 2,4-D Ester ad Garlon and rolling.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments
  • Technically reviewed by Brianna Peake.

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Pasture: Mixed species
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems: Mixed farming
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unreplicated

East Wubin 2003

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Other trial notes

"Sub-tropical grasses: ~4-5 kg/ha Lucerne: ~ 4 kg/ha Balansa: ~ 4 kg/ha Saltbush mix: ~300 grams/km"; Refer to full report for details.

East Wubin 2004

Sow date 1 July 2004
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 460000m x 460000m
Plot replication 1
Fertiliser

No significant fertiliser application to date.

Herbicide

Initial knockdown herbicide prior to seeding with residual insecticide included to give germinating seedlings early protection against Red Legged Earth Mite

Other trial notes

"Sub-tropical grasses: ~4-5 kg/ha Lucerne: ~ 4 kg/ha Balansa: ~ 4 kg/ha Saltbush mix: ~300 grams/km"; Refer to full report for details.

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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 Wubin, WA 0 - 10cm Sandy Duplex
East Wubin, WA 10 - 30cm Sandy Duplex
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
East Wubin, WA Sandy duplex
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
East Wubin, 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 East Wubin WA
2004 240.0mm
2003 264.7mm
2002 202.2mm
2001 235.4mm
2000 328.2mm
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.

East Wubin 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

2004 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:53am AEST