Colin Hacking (SFS) Peter Kealy (SFS) Bruce Wightman (DNRE)
Year(s)
1998
Contributor
Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s)
Gnarwarre, VIC
Aims
To report on the high inupt cropping trial.
Key messages
More salts in the high input soil which can be detrimental to some plants.
Significantly higher residual phosphorus and potassium in the high input soil, along with higher levels of sulphur.
A soil structural problem in both soil types indicating a need for gypsum and possibly lime. • A crop could be grown in the high input soil with minimal fertiliser input in 1999, whereas significant fertiliser input would be required for the district practice treatment.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Gnarwarre 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.
