High input cropping trial

1999
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Colin Hacking (DNRE)
Peter Kealy (DNRE)
Bruce Wightman (DNRE)
Year(s) 1999
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Gnarwarre, VIC
High input cropping trial locations
Aims

To undertake an economic and agronomic evaluation of a high input treatment versus a district practice treatment.

Key messages
  • The District Practice treatment generated a much higher average gross margin than the High Input treatment ($607 vs $408) over the last 4 years.
  • The beds performed worse than their flat counterparts in 1999.
  • The District Practice treatment has been much more efficient in producing income relative to costs, by comparison to the High Input treatment.
  • Over the 4 years of the trial, the deficit May - November rainfall of 227mm would have contributed significantly to the relatively poor performance of the high input treatment compared to the district practice. 
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 Grain Legume: Field peas
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Rate
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Gnarwarre 1999

Sow rate or Target density 150kg/ha
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Download results

Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Jupiter High inputs Flats 3.7
2 Jupiter District practice Flats 3.3
3 Jupiter High inputs Raised beds 2.1
4 Jupiter District practice Raised beds 1.8

Grain yield t/ha


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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 last modified: 11-11-2019 12:04pm AEST