Cereal Practice for Profit 2009

2009
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Peter Carlton
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Pithara, WA
Cereal Practice for Profit 2009 locations
Aims

To examine the effect of increasing inputs to three commonly grown cereal varieties representing APW, noodle and malt segregations, and a new wheat investigating the prospects for ethanol production from wheat, on profitability for growers in the Liebe Group area.

Key messages
Not specified
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Pithara 2009

Sow date 28 May 2009
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 3
Psuedoreplication Not specified
Fertiliser

As per treatments

Herbicide

As per treatments

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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Treatment 3
Treatment 4
Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Wild radish density rating (1-9) Gross margin ($/ha) Plant density (plants/m2) Screenings (%) Ryegrass density rating (1-9)
1 Calingiri District Input 10.5 0.99 3.3 -142 134 6.9 3.7
2 Ethanol Wheat District Input 11.2 0.77 4 -198 134 7.7 5
3 Hamelin Barley District Input 12.3 1.13 2.7 -154 135 55.3 2.3
4 Wyalkatchem District Input 10.5 1.26 3.3 -57 123 5.3 5
5 Calingiri High Input 11.2 1.45 3.3 -271 147 4.6 2.7
6 Ethanol Wheat High Input 10.3 1.17 3.7 -340 160 8.1 3.3
7 Hamelin Barley High Input 11.7 1.17 2.7 -369 142 37.4 2.3
8 Wyalkatchem High Input 10.7 1.58 3.7 -229 134 3.7 3
9 Calingiri Low Input 10 1.05 3.7 -36 91 5.2 4
10 Ethanol Wheat Low Input 10.9 0.58 4.3 -149 99 9.4 7
11 Hamelin Barley Low Input 10.5 0.91 4 -86 98 23.1 3.3
12 Wyalkatchem Low Input 9.3 1.17 3.7 -18 81 4.7 5.7
13 Calingiri Wheat 1.16 3.4 124.1 3.4
14 District 1.04 3.3 131.7 4
15 Ethanol Wheat 0.84 4 130.7 5.1
16 Hamelin Barley 1.07 3.1 125.1 2.7
17 High 1.35 3.3 145.7 2.8
18 Low 0.93 3.9 92.1 5
19 Wyalkatchem Wheat 1.34 3.6 112.7 4.6

Grain yield t/ha


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Gross margin $/ha


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Plant density plants/m2


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Protein %


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Ryegrass density rating 1-9


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Screenings %


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Wild radish density rating 1-9


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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.
Year Pithara WA
2009 229.6mm
2008 250.4mm
2007 210.2mm
2006 224.5mm
2005 206.2mm
2004 203.9mm
2003 223.2mm
2002 165.8mm
2001 186.6mm
2000 261.6mm
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

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



Trial last modified: 23-07-2019 11:06am AEST