Wide row spacing in wheat

2004
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Trial details

Researcher(s) Marcus Hemsted (Liebe Group)
Year(s) 2004
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Goodlands, WA
Wide row spacing in wheat locations
Aims

To establish wheat yield variation through wide row spacing and seeding rate in the low rainfall zone.

Key messages

The wide row treatments were closer to achieveing 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 the farmer Grant Hudson.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Sowing: Rate
  • Sowing: Row Spacing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unreplicated

Goodlands 2004

Sow rate or Target density 45-50kg/ha
Sow date 19 May 2004
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Paddock history 2003 = wheat, 2002 = wheat, 2001 = wheat
Fertiliser

Basal fertiliser = 65 kg/ha Agflow zinc & 40 L/ha Flexi N. 40 L/ha Flexi N at early tillering.

Herbicide

800 mL/ha roundup pre-seeding & 350 mL/ha of ester for late radish control.

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Trial results Table 1

@T1: Athesis
# Treatment 1
Screenings (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Hectolitre weight (kg/hL) Protein (%) Biomass (t/ha)
1 10” row 0.78 1.45 14.7 6.5
1 20” row 0.86 1.8 81.14 12.6 7.4
2 20” row ½ seed rate 1.97
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Biomass t/ha


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Hectolitre weight kg/hL


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Protein %


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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
2004 199.5mm
2003 197.8mm
2002 159.2mm
2001 194.4mm
2000 228.6mm
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

Goodlands WA 2004


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

2004 trial report