BEST TM21 fertiliser trial

2007
CC BY 4.0

Research organisatons
Liebe Group Best Environmental Technologies

Trial details

Researcher(s) Stuart McAlpine (BEST)
Year(s) 2007
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Buntine, WA
BEST TM21 fertiliser trial locations
Aims

The experience from trial work with TM21 in Canada and Vietnam has been that farmers have been able to reduce some of their inputs as well as maintain or increase their yield. BEST Australia set up a long-term trial at the Liebe Group Long Term Trial Site (LTRS) comparing fertiliser rates at three different input levels. This trial will continue over the next few years. During that time, BEST will be evaluating the trial at LTRS to show that fertiliser efficiency increases by using TM21 in Austr

Key messages

The 2007 growing season was extremely dry and proved extremely difficult for trials.

Lead research organisation Best Environmental Technologies
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments
  • Paper reviewed by Darry Paulhus.

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Buntine 2007

Sow date 21 June 2007
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 20m x 2.1m
Plot replication 4
Fertiliser

21/6/07: 60 kg/ha Urea

Herbicide

21/6/07: 2 L/ha Roundup Powermax,21/6/07: 1.6 L/ha Trifluralin, 21/6/07: 35 g/ha Logran

Insecticide

21/6/07: 1 L/ha Chlorpyrifos

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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 250 ml/100kg CFF on Seed, 100 kg/ha MAPSZC, 250 ml/ha Post 0.84
2 250 ml/100kg CFF on Seed, 60 kg/ha MAPSZC, 250 ml/ha Post 0.74
3 250 ml/100kg CFF on Seed, 80 kg/ha MAPSZC, 250 ml/ha Post 0.81
4 MAPSZC Plus 100 kg/ha Banded at Seeding 0.69
5 MAPSZC Plus 60kg/ha Banded at Seeding 0.7
6 MAPSZC Plus 80 kg/ha Banded at Seeding 0.81

Grain yield t/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Buntine, WA 0 - 10cm Sandy loam
Buntine, WA 10 - 30cm Sandy loam
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Buntine, WA Sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
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 Buntine WA
2007 156.0mm
2006 163.2mm
2005 150.1mm
2004 141.2mm
2003 146.6mm
2002 102.7mm
2001 97.9mm
2000 171.9mm
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

Buntine WA 2007


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 130mm

Derived climate information

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

2007 trial report