Grain & Graze, quantity and quality perennial grass trial, Buntine

2006
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s) Brianna Peake (Liebe Group)
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) West Buntine, WA
Grain & Graze, quantity and quality perennial grass trial, Buntine locations
Aims

To measure the persistence and seasonal production in terms of both quantity and quality for a range of sub-tropical perennial grasses and legumes

Key messages
  • In 2006 Buntine received 100mm less rainfall than the average rainfall for that area.
  • The largest rainfall event for the year was in January and therefore would have greatly benefited the sub-tropical perennial grasses. 
Lead research organisation Liebe Group
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ross and Lynne Fitzsimons for the use of their land.

This trial is jointly funded by the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Northern Agricultural Region (NAR) Grain & Graze project.

The NAR Grain & Graze project is funded by Meat and Livestock Australia, Australian Wool Innovation Ltd, GRDC, Land and Water and Northern Agricultural Catchments Council.

  • Paper reviewed by Phil Barrett-Lennard.

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Other crop: Grasses
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

West Buntine 2006

Sow date 26 August 2004
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 7m x 3.6m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

At sowing: super:potash 3:1 @ 200 kg/ha,Post:13/5/05 15 units of P, 20 units of N and 20 units of K using DAP and muriate of potash,20/6/06 120 kg/ha super:potash 3:1,29/8/06 30 units of urea on all C4 grasses and veldt grass,1/11/06 30 units of sulphate of ammonia on all C4 grasses and veldt grass

Herbicide

Pre: Knockdown – Roundup @ 2 L/ha, Post:27/5/05 - Bromocide 200 (Bromoxynil @ 200 g/L) @ 1.5 L/ha - Lucerne and Siratro plots were covered

Other trial notes

Lucerne and Veldt grass sown 25/5/05

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Trial results Table 1

@T1: 26/10/04 @T2: 30/6/05 @T3: 5/9/05 @T4: 7/10/05 @T5: 20/2/06 @T6: 19/5/06 @T7: 15/12/06 @T8: Total @T9: @T10: @T11:
# Variety
Establishment plants (plants/m2) Biomass (DM/ha) Biomass (DM/ha) Biomass (DM/ha) Biomass (DM/ha) Biomass (DM/ha) Plant density (plants/m2) Ground cover (%) Ground cover (%) Plant density (plants/m2) Biomass (DM/ha) Biomass (DM/ha) Ground cover (%) Plant density (plants/m2) Ground cover (%) Plant density (plants/m2) Ground cover (%) Plant density (plants/m2)
1 Annual Volunteer 1294 2320 1057 460 358 916 6405
1 Annual Volunteer 10 19 15 21 696 1107 16 42 27 15 385 2243 2 3 22 25 5 6
1 Annual Volunteer 41 603 444 715 1011 1171 9 84 45 11 667 4611 15 18 63 10 56 10
1 Annual Volunteer 50 136 114 62 540 1077 12 61 15 9 389 2318 0 0 35 14 3 3
1 Annual Volunteer 38 1285 678 531 1571 1124 7 65 44 8 1206 6395 8 12 72 13 87 11
1 Annual Volunteer 44 63 191 173 16 34 8 9 423 850 22 29 24 13 3 6
1 Annual Volunteer 83 103 102 121 24 9 15 8 7 223 656 5 7
2 Bambatsi panic 33 9 22 12 174 469 11 46 20 9 261 947 10 12 20 8 3 3
2 Bambatsi panic 23 30 7 7 40 188 2 42 14 3 33 305 7 9 30 9 2 2
2 Bambatsi panic 13 1 0 0 42 15 3 15 4 2 9 67 8 8 9 7 4 2
2 Bambatsi panic 14 29 16 8 147 640 4 62 27 5 29 869 2 3 18 4 2 2
2 Bambatsi panic 33 154 354 21 45 36 25 1265 1806 6 9
2 Bambatsi panic
2 Bambatsi panic
2 Bambatsi panic
2 Bambatsi panic
2 Bambatsi panic
2 Bambatsi panic
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
3 Callide Rhodes grass
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
4 Green Panic
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
5 Katambora Rhodes grass
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
6 Lucerne autumn
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
7 Lucerne Spring
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
8 Premier Digit grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
9 Signal grass
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
10 Siratro
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
11 Splenda setaria
12 Veldt grass
12 Veldt grass
12 Veldt grass
12 Veldt grass
12 Veldt grass
12 Veldt grass

Biomass DM/ha


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Establishment plants plants/m2


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Ground cover %


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Plant density plants/m2


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
West Buntine, WA 0 - 10cm Sand over Gravel
West Buntine, WA 10 - 30cm Sand over Gravel
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
West Buntine, WA Sand over gravel
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
West Buntine, 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 West Buntine WA
2006
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Climate

West Buntine WA 2006


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 236.5mm

Derived climate information

West Buntine 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

2006 trial report



Trial last modified: 26-11-2019 16:29pm AEST