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Improving the profitability of cropping on hostile subsoils

2004

Research organisation
Funding source
Birchip Cropping Group
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Roger Armstrong (DPI)
Cherie Bell (DPI)
Fiona Best (DPI)
Kellie Matthews (BCG)
J Nutta (DPI)
R Perris (DPI)
Year(s) 2004
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Lubeck, VIC
Improving the profitability of cropping on hostile subsoils locations
Aims

To test the effects of subsoil remediation on crop water use and yield.

Key messages
  • Surface application of organic matter significantly increased early growth of wheat and canola, but not lentils at Birchip.
  • At anthesis, no difference existed between treatments for wheat and at maturity, conventionally sown crops out yielded all other treatments.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Farm operations : Economics
  • Soil Properties
  • Soil Improvement
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Birchip 2004 Wheat

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

Birchip 2004 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Birchip 2004 Lentils

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Lubeck 2004 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
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Lubeck 2004 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Lubeck 2004 Lentils

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
Lubeck, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Birchip, VIC Vertosol
Lubeck, VIC Vertosol
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 Birchip VIC Lubeck VIC
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000

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

Lubeck VIC

Birchip VIC

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

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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

2004 trial report



Trial last modified: 04-12-2019 12:44pm AEST