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Sub-tropical pastures in the Wimmera Mallee

2006

Research organisation
Birchip Cropping Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Hopetoun, VIC
Sub-tropical pastures in the Wimmera Mallee locations
Aims

To evaluate if sub-tropical pastures can be successfully established and productively grown in the Wimmera Mallee.

Key messages
  • Six out of seven sub-tropical species were successfully established.
  • The Panicum maximum cultivars (cv.) of Petrie and Gatton, Panicum coloratum cv. Bambatsi and Digitaria milanjiana cv. Strickland established well and produced in excess of 1.4t dry matter/ha in 2007 and 1t dry matter/ha in 2008.
  • Panicum maximum cv. Petrie produced the most biomass in both 2007 (4.5t dry matter/ha) and 2008 (1.8t dry matter/ha).
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)
  • Crop : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Hopetoun 2006

Sow date 10 November 2006
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
Hopetoun, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hopetoun, VIC Tenosol
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 Hopetoun VIC
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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.

Hopetoun VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

2006 trial report