High input cropping trial

1998
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Colin Hacking (SFS)
Peter Kealy (SFS)
Bruce Wightman (DNRE)
Year(s) 1998
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Gnarwarre, VIC
High input cropping trial locations
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. 
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 types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Rate
Trial type
Trial design

Gnarwarre 1998 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Gnarwarre 1998 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Gnarwarre 1998 Barley

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Barley crop results

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Protein (%) Moisture (%) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Franklin District practice Flats 10.5 11.1 6.5
2 Franklin High Input Flats 14.4 11.6 5.7
3 Franklin District practice Raised beds 11.5 12.9 5.3
4 Franklin High Input Raised beds 12.5 11.6 5

Grain yield t/ha


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Moisture %


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Protein %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Gnarwarre, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Gnarwarre, VIC Chromosol
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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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.

Gnarwarre VIC

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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

1998 trial report



Trial last modified: 11-11-2019 11:22am AEST