| Researcher(s) |
Chris Bluett (DNRE) Peter Kealy (SFS) Richard MacEwan (Ballarat University) Renick Peries (DNRE) Bruce Wightman (DNRE) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 1999 |
| Contributor | Southern Farming Systems |
| Trial location(s) |
Gnarwarre, VIC
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To develop profitable and sustainable farming systems for the high rainfall regions of Southern Australia.
For a presentation of the story so far, please see the attached trial report.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
The financial support of the Grains Research and Development Corporation for the conducting of this trial is gratefully acknowledged. The authors also wish to thank all members of the Scientific Management Team who provide constant input and review of the trial. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop types | Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Pasture: Mixed species Grain Legume: Field peas |
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| Trial type | Article/commentary |
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| # |
Treatment 1
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Treatment 2
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Grain yield (t/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Wide raised beds | █ Barley | 4 |
| 2 | █ Narrow raised beds | █ Barley | 3.9 |
| 3 | █ Wide raised beds | █ Wheat | 3.8 |
| 4 | █ Narrow raised beds | █ Wheat | 3.2 |
| 5 | █ Wide raised beds | █ Field pea | 2.6 |
| 6 | █ Narrow raised beds | █ canola | 1.9 |
| 7 | █ Wide raised beds | █ canola | 1.8 |
| 8 | █ Narrow raised beds | █ Field pea | 1.7 |
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.
