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Canola variety demonstration

2009
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Research organisation
Liebe Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) Nadine Hollamby (Liebe Group)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Pithara, WA
Canola variety demonstration locations
Aims

To evaluate new and existing canola varieties, sown using farmer equipment.

Key messages
  • Tanami was the highest yielding variety in this trial although not significantly higher than all other varieties.
  • Some varieties had poor establishment in the second replicate which resulted in high variability between replicates.
  • Please interpret results of farmer demonstrations carefully and utilise numerous sources of data to make final decisions regarding varieties.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Brad and Darrell McIlroy for hosting the demonstration and carrying out seeding, havesting and maintenance of the trial.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Pithara 2009

Sow date 19 May 2009
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 70m x 12m
Plot replication 2
Fertiliser

100 kg/ha Agras, 60 kg/ha Urea
Herbicide

2.2 kg/ha Atrazine 300ml/ha select
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Oil (%) Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Argyle 38.2 26.3 0.5
2 █ Atr409 40.2 23.8 0.6
3 █ Bravo 41.8 25.5 0.6
4 █ Cobbler 42.3 24.1 0.7
5 █ Hurricane 41.6 23.1 0.6
6 █ Jardee 41.4 25.1 0.7
7 █ Rottnest 42.3 22 0.5
8 █ Scadden 39.8 23.7 0.6
9 █ T2196 41.8 24.1 0.4
10 █ Tanami 40.6 25.3 1.1
11 █ Tawriffic 41.4 23.3 0.6
12 █ Telfer 42.4 24.6 0.7
13 █ Thunder 42.3 24.2 0.6
14 █ Tornado 37.9 25.9 0.8

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
Pithara, WA 0 - 10cm Sandy loam
Pithara, WA 10 - 30cm Sandy loam
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Pithara, WA Sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Pithara, 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.
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Climate

Pithara WA 2009

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 201mm

Derived climate information

Pithara 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

2009 trial report