Trial details
Researcher(s)
Bobby Liston (BCG)
Year(s)
2005
Contributor
Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s)
Hopetoun, VIC
Aims
To measure and report the potential impact of best management practices for dryland agriculture in the Mallee.
Key messages
Yield Prophet- the crop simulation model- is a great tool for assessing crop risk and predicting potential yields.
For renovating overgrazed perennial pasture paddocks, the sowing of cereals is a low risk strategy.
Pasture establishment is extremely difficult in the Mallee in years with limited spring rainfall.
Cereal biomass production may be greater by an order of 10 times than either perennial or leguminous pastures in the first year of establishment.
Best pasture options for a June sowing in terms of biomass in the first year of establishment are either forage brassica or Italian Ryegrass
Lead research organisation
N/A
Host research organisation
N/A
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
N/A
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop types
Forage: Oats
Cereal (Grain): Rye
Cereal (Grain): Triticale
Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Forage: Brassica
Pasture: Clover
Hay: Lucerne
Pasture: Medic
Hay: Vetch
Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
Management systems : Land Management / ecosystems
Trial type
Demonstration
Trial design
Replicated
Hopetoun 2005 Oats
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Rye
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Triticale
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Brassica
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Clover
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Hopetoun 2005 Lucerne
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Hopetoun 2005 Medic
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Vetch
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Hopetoun 2005 Barley
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Sea Lake 2005 Brassica
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Sea Lake 2005 Vetch
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
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Sea Lake 2005 Medic
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
Sea Lake 2005 Lucerne
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Sea Lake 2005 Clover
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
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Not specified
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Sea Lake 2005 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
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Sea Lake 2005 Triticale
Sow date
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Harvest date
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Sea Lake 2005 Rye
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
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Sea Lake 2005 Oats
Sow date
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Harvest date
Not specified
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Not specified
Sea Lake 2005 Barley
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Barley
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Oats
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Rye
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Triticale
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
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Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Brassica
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Clover
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Lucerne
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Medic
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Waitchie 2005 Vetch
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Trial source data and summary not available
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
Hopetoun, VIC
Not specified
Sea Lake, VIC
Not specified
Waitchie, VIC
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Hopetoun VIC
Sea Lake VIC
Waitchie VIC
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
Hopetoun VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Sea Lake VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Waitchie VIC
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
2005 trial report
