Canola and juncea canola for low rainfall areas in 2009

2008

Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wayne Burton (DPI)
Steve Marcroft (Marcroft Grains Pathology)
Trent Potter (SARDI)
Felicity Pritchard (Pritchard Agricultural Consulting )
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Birchip, VIC
Canola and juncea canola for low rainfall areas in 2009 locations
Aims

To comment on nine new varieties of canola that will be marketed for 2009 sowings.

Key messages

The choice of most suitable canola variety for any situation will often follow consideration of maturity, herbicide tolerance, blackleg resistance and eraly vigour together with relative yield and oil content.

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 Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Birchip 2008

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
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
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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.

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

2008 trial report