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Estimating pasture legume seed reserves

1993

Research organisation
Birchip Cropping Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 1993
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Estimating pasture legume seed reserves locations
Aims

To provide a useful technique for estimating pasture legume seed reserved in paddocks.

Key messages

The following report provides a handy technique for estimating pasture legume seed reserves in paddocks. The method involves simulating the season's break by watering an area of ground and counting the subsequent germinating of medic or sub clover plants.

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 types Pasture: Medic Pasture: Clover
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems : Mixed farming
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Birchip 1993 Medic

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Birchip 1993 Clover

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Birchip, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Birchip, VIC Vertosol

Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Birchip VIC

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Birchip Cropping Group office location
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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

1993 trial report



Trial last modified: 21-11-2019 16:11pm AEST