Wheat Practice for Profit

2008
CC BY 4.0

Research organisatons

Trial details

Researcher(s) Peter Rees (Kaylx Agriculture)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) East Marchagee, WA
Wheat Practice for Profit locations
Aims

To examine the effect of increasing inputs to four commonly grown wheat varieties on profitability for growers.

Key messages

Increasing inputs significantly increased crop emergency for all four varieties, setting up the highest yield potential for the high input treatments, but also increasing the risk of drought stress early in the season.

Lead research organisation Kalyx Australia Pty Ltd
Host research organisation Liebe Group
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Don McTaggart, Farmanco Management Consultants, for wheat payment grade pricing used in this report.

Thanks also to Anthony Smyth, Landmark Moora, for indicative pricing used in this report.

  • Paper reviewed by Sally Porter.

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Rate
  • Herbicide: Rate
  • Sowing: Rate
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

East Marchagee 2008

Sow date 7 May 2008
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 12m x 10m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

As per treatments

Herbicide

As per treatments

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Gross margin ($/ha) Protein (%)
1 Arrino Active 2.68 582.65 9.7
2 Arrino District 2.5 528.11 9.93
3 Arrino High 2.25 364.73 11.33
4 Arrino Low 2.38 592.28 10.03
5 Bonnie Rock Active 2.64 569 10.9
6 Bonnie Rock District 2.5 526.51 10.27
7 Bonnie Rock High 2.13 328.28 11.43
8 Bonnie Rock Low 2.09 502.25 10.83
9 Calingiri Active 2.8 620.01 8.93
10 Calingiri District 2.66 576.54 8.3
11 Calingiri High 2.39 406.94 9.73
12 Calingiri Low 2.65 676.28 8.57
13 Wyalkatchem Active 2.87 639.46 9.57
14 Wyalkatchem District 2.67 580.7 9.07
15 Wyalkatchem High 2.42 416.84 10.67
16 Wyalkatchem Low 2.48 622.83 8.97

Grain yield t/ha


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Gross margin $/ha


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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
East Marchagee, WA 0 - 10cm Sand over Gravel
East Marchagee, WA 10 - 30cm Sand over Gravel
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
East Marchagee, WA Sand over gravel
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
East Marchagee, WA Sodosol
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 Marchagee WA
2008 205.8mm
2007 162.7mm
2006 173.1mm
2005 168.7mm
2004 149.8mm
2003 154.6mm
2002 131.6mm
2001 133.5mm
2000 202.7mm
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

East Marchagee WA 2008


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 324mm

Derived climate information

East Marchagee 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

2008 trial report