| Researcher(s) |
Claire Browne (BCG) Ben Jones (Mallee Focus ) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2008 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Jil JIl, VIC
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To test if no-till crops grown on clay soils in the low rainfall, southern Mallee environment would yield better if more straw could be retained on the soil surface from the previous crop.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This research was funded by GRDC Flexible Farming Systems project. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions made to this project by John Stuchbery & Associates, the farmer champions (Ian & Warwick McClelland, Paul Barclay, Brad Martin & Allen Posthlthwaite), Fiona Best, Simon Craig, Karen Chapman, Liam Coffey and James Jess. We would also like to give special acknowledgements to O’Connor’s Case IH, for their generosity in supplying Trimble auto-steer guidance for this trial. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop types | Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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