Researcher(s) |
Ben Parkin (Liebe Group) |
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Year(s) | 2005 |
Contributor | Liebe Group |
Trial location(s) |
Buntine, WA
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To investigate the potential of biological and organic matter inputs to increase soil water storage, target long-term yield increases and soil improvement.
Research and trial work across Australia has shown that stubble retention does eventually lead to an improved soil resource
Lead research organisation |
Liebe Group |
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Host research organisation | N/A |
Trial funding source | GRDC LIE00003 |
Related program | N/A |
Acknowledgments |
Liebe Group would like to acknowledge GRDC for funding the project and the assistance of Dan Murphy, University of Western Australia and Fran Doyle, Department of Agriculture WA. Thanks also to Stuart McAlpine for conducting many of the paddock operations and also Mike Dodd and Rod Birch. Thank you to all the sponsors and supporters of the Long Term Research Site.
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Other trial partners | Not specified |
Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
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Trial type | Experimental |
Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
Sow date | 4 June 2005 |
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Harvest date | Not specified |
Plot size | 80m x 10.5m |
Plot replication | 3 |
Fertiliser |
100 kg/ha MAPSZC, 60 L/ha UAN |
Herbicide |
1.0 L/ha Roundup + Hammer, 2.0 L/ha SpraySeed, 2.0 L/ha Stomp, 500 mL/ha MCPA LVE + 3 g/ha Ally |
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Soil potassium (mg/kg) | Iron (mg/kg) | Head abundance (heads/m2) | Plant density (plants/m2) | Screenings (%) | Soil nitrate (mg/kg) | Soil phosphorous (mg/kg) | Grain yield (t/ha) | Sulphur (mg/kg) | Bulk density (g/cm3) | pH CaCl2 (pH) | Organic carbon (%) | Protein (%) | Soil ammonium (mg/kg) | Biomass (t/ha) |
1 | █ BM + hum + zeo + mic | 31 | 298 | 304 | 112 | 1.49 | 7 | 28 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 0.58 | 8.35 | 1 | 4.21 |
1 | █ BM + humate | 29 | 325 | 293 | 118 | 2.04 | 5 | 21 | 2.44 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 5.27 | 0.6 | 8.67 | 1 | 3.36 |
2 | █ BM + Zeolite | 41 | 332 | 301 | 120 | 2.26 | 8 | 27 | 2.34 | 5.5 | 1.45 | 5.33 | 0.63 | 8.83 | 1 | 4.24 |
2 | █ BM +microbe | 39 | 328 | 265 | 122 | 1.78 | 7 | 24 | 2.33 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 0.57 | 8.43 | 2 | 4.11 |
3 | █ Brown Manure | 44 | 326 | 268 | 108 | 1.74 | 8 | 27 | 2.25 | 4.2 | 1.33 | 5.17 | 0.55 | 8 | 2 | 4.33 |
3 | █ Burn Stubble | 51 | 317 | 303 | 115 | 1.73 | 9 | 29 | 2.79 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 5.23 | 0.71 | 9 | 1 | 4.81 |
4 | █ Control | 37 | 289 | 270 | 117 | 2.02 | 6 | 27 | 2.23 | 4 | 1.41 | 5.17 | 0.58 | 8 | 2 | 3.58 |
4 | █ Control + humate | 35 | 409 | 276 | 112 | 1.65 | 8 | 26 | 2.08 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 0.59 | 8.15 | 1 | 3.55 |
5 | █ Control + microbe | 27 | 304 | 260 | 110 | 2.37 | 8 | 22 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 1.38 | 5.17 | 0.67 | 8.2 | 1 | 3.8 |
5 | █ Control + zeolite | 32 | 328 | 236 | 113 | 1.73 | 6 | 26 | 2.18 | 4.1 | 1.43 | 5.27 | 0.51 | 8.1 | 1 | 3.66 |
6 | █ Control+hum+zeo+mic | 35 | 310 | 299 | 115 | 1.41 | 6 | 26 | 2.38 | 4.2 | 1.43 | 5.33 | 0.57 | 8.6 | 1 | 3.92 |
6 | █ Till | 40 | 316 | 273 | 117 | 2.25 | 6 | 25 | 2.17 | 3.2 | 1.38 | 5.3 | 0.61 | 8.07 | 1 | 4.09 |
7 | █ Till + decomposing agent | 39 | 330 | 272 | 112 | 1.99 | 7 | 24 | 2.11 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 0.61 | 7.97 | 1 | 4.18 |
7 | █ Till + OM | 61 | 290 | 286 | 112 | 1.95 | 8 | 31 | 2.49 | 4.5 | 1.36 | 5.27 | 0.66 | 9.06 | 2 | 4.63 |
8 | █ Till + OM + decomp agent | 85 | 320 | 291 | 112 | 2.55 | 8 | 29 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.32 | 5.3 | 0.54 | 9.3 | 2 | 5.06 |
8 | █ WMF package | 51 | 338 | 252 | 110 | 1.83 | 9 | 26 | 2.31 | 4.3 | 1.36 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 1 | 4.07 |
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Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 270mm |
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SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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