| Researcher(s) |
Nadine Hollamby (Liebe Group) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2011 |
| Contributor | Liebe Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Buntine, WA
|
To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.
| Lead research organisation |
Liebe Group |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC LIE00006 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
GRDC for funding the work through LLE00006, ‘Improved stubble & soil management for sustainable farming systems in the Liebe area’. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow date | 30 May 2011 |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | 19m x 4m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Fertiliser |
70 Kg/ha Agstar Extra + 50 Kg/ha Urea topdressed |
| Herbicide |
30/5/11: 1.5 L/ha Sprayseed, 2.5 L/ha Boxergold pre sowing, 4/7/11: 1 L/ha Jaguar, 26/7/11: 0.5 L/ha Precept |
| Fungicide |
19/8/11: 50 mL/ha Emporer |
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Protein (%) | Grain yield (t/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Burnt | 9.9 | 3.4 |
| 2 | █ Fallow | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| 3 | █ Flat | 9.8 | 3.3 |
| 4 | █ Standing | 9.8 | 3.1 |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 295mm |
|---|
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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