Seeder trial

1999
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s) George Burdett (SFS)
Robert Fraser (WestVic AgServices)
Bill Gardner (WestVic AgServices)
Year(s) 1999
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Seeder trial locations
Aims

To drill 6kg/ha canola seed, plus 110 kg/ha MAP and 100 kg/ha urea.

Key messages

For full assessment of plots and other results please see the attached trial report.

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)
  • Engineering : Seeder
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unreplicated

Inverleigh 1999

Sow date 1 July 1999
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 30m x 150m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Oil (%) Screenings (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Moisture (%) Test weight (kg/hL)
1 Gason 44 1.1 2.84 6.5 66
2 Janke 44.1 1.7 2.81 6.6 63
3 Ripped area - R Fraser 44.3 1.4 2.77 6.4 65
4 modified airseeder 42.7 1.8 2.77 7.2 67
5 Napier 43.2 1 2.73 6.5 65
6 Flexicoil 43.7 1.5 2.71 6.9 69
7 Beds East (border plot) 46.3 1.4 2.71 6 64
8 Napier 43.3 1.5 2.7 7.1 64
9 Ryan 44.5 1.4 2.63 6.6 67
10 International A6-120, 7" row spacing 43.6 1.7 2.63 6.9 67
11 Napier 43.7 1.1 2.61 6.3 66
12 Shearer 24 43.7 1.4 2.55 6.9 68
13 modified airseeder 43.4 1.7 2.5 6.7 65
14 Napier drill 43.1 1.3 2.47 7.4 68
15 Morris Concept 2000 42.7 1.6 2.45 6.8 66
16 Napier drill 43.6 2.3 2.44 7.1 68
17 DBS Aus-seeder 43.7 1.2 2.43 6.6 67
18 Napier drill 43.8 1.3 2.38 6.8 70
19 Horward Bagshaw airseeder, 8 3/4" row spacing 44.2 1.4 2.36 6.6 69
20 Beds West (border plot) 45.4 4.8 1.99 6.4 64
21 Napier drill 40.2 3.6 1.94 9.3 67

Grain yield t/ha


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Moisture %


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Oil %


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Test weight kg/hL


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Inverleigh, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Inverleigh, VIC Sodosol

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.

Inverleigh VIC

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Southern Farming Systems 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

1999 trial report



Trial last modified: 11-11-2019 15:19pm AEST