Time of sowing - effect on yield of wheat at Marchagee

2008
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Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Christine Zaicou-Kunesch (DAFWA)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) East Marchagee, WA
Time of sowing - effect on yield of wheat at Marchagee locations
Aims

To provide growers with useful information to understand the impact of sowing time on the yield and quality of new and current wheat varieties.

Key messages
  • The average yields peaked at the mid May sowing.
  • Grain quality results were not available at the time of print, but will be available by the Crop Updates.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Hunt family and Liebe Group for access to an excellent trial site, GRDC for financial support, Melaine Kupsch and Anne Smith for technical support and DAFWA research support unit for seeding, spraying and harvesting the trial.

  • Paper reviewed by Brenda Shackley.

 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

East Marchagee 2008

Sow date 1 May 2008 2nd: 16-5-08, 3rd: 12-6-08
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 18m x 1.54m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

100 kg/ha Agstar Extra below the seed at seeding; 40 kg/ha Urea topdressed at seeding

Herbicide

Pre: 1.5 L/ha Sprayseed. IBS: 1.5 L/ha Treflan + 1 L/ha Roundup, Post: 200 mL/ha Lontrol, 1 L/ha Jaguar

Insecticide

100 ml/ha Talstar, 200 mL/ha Dominex at seeding

Other trial notes

TOS1: 1/5/08, TOS2: 16/5/08,TOS3 12/5/08

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Arrino TOS1 4.22
2 Arrino TOS2 4.83
3 Arrino TOS3 3.61
4 Axe TOS1 2.27
5 Axe TOS2 3.64
6 Axe TOS3 3.35
7 Binnu TOS1 4.7
8 Binnu TOS2 4.94
9 Binnu TOS3 3.61
10 Calingiri TOS1 5.41
11 Calingiri TOS2 4.89
12 Calingiri TOS3 3.73
13 Carinya TOS1 4.12
14 Carinya TOS2 4.34
15 Carinya TOS3 3.17
16 Carnamah TOS1 4.94
17 Carnamah TOS2 5.15
18 Carnamah TOS3 3.92
19 Catalina TOS1 3.4
20 Catalina TOS2 4.3
21 Catalina TOS3 3.91
22 Derrimut Wt TOS1 2.93
23 Derrimut Wt TOS2 4.14
24 Derrimut Wt TOS3 3.51
25 EGA Bonnie Rock TOS1 4.36
26 EGA Bonnie Rock TOS2 4.5
27 EGA Bonnie Rock TOS3 3.87
28 EGA Wentworth TOS1 3.99
29 EGA Wentworth TOS2 4.11
30 EGA Wentworth TOS3 3.39
31 Espada TOS1 4.11
32 Espada TOS2 4.59
33 Espada TOS3 3.64
34 Fortune TOS1 5.06
35 Fortune TOS2 5.13
36 Fortune TOS3 3.69
37 Gladius TOS1 4.11
38 Gladius TOS2 4.63
39 Gladius TOS3 3.71
40 Mace TOS1 5.08
41 Mace TOS2 5.4
42 Mace TOS3 3.66
43 Magenta TOS1 5.72
44 Magenta TOS2 5.36
45 Magenta TOS3 3.98
46 Tammarin Rock TOS1 3.85
47 Tammarin Rock TOS2 4.7
48 Tammarin Rock TOS3 3.65
49 Wyalkatchem TOS1 4.76
50 Wyalkatchem TOS2 5.27
51 Wyalkatchem TOS3 3.65
52 Yandanooka TOS1 4.99
53 Yandanooka TOS2 4.97
54 Yandanooka TOS3 4.31
55 Yitpi TOS1 4.61
56 Yitpi TOS2 4.46
57 Yitpi TOS3 3.78
58 Young TOS1 3.63
59 Young TOS2 4.68
60 Young TOS3 3.73
61 Zippy TOS1 2.84
62 Zippy TOS2 4.4
63 Zippy TOS3 3.55

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
East Marchagee, WA 0 - 10cm Loam
East Marchagee, WA 10 - 30cm Loam
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
East Marchagee, WA Loam
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



Trial last modified: 18-01-2023 14:41pm AEST