Spring water use trial

2001
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wes Arnott (SFS)
Scott Chirnside (SFS)
Gary Clark (Melb Uni)
Robert Edis (NRE)
Colin Hacking (SFS)
Renick Peries (NRE)
Bruce Wightman (SFS)
Year(s) 2001
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Cressy, VIC
Spring water use trial locations
Aims

To identify whether deep ripping and other soil treatments will result in an increase in spring water use by crops and therefore increased yields and improved grain quality. 

Key messages

The data would suggest that Deep Ripping had an effect on increasing the total water content of the soil, thereby making more moisture available to the barley crop during the spring months at a time when the crop was filling the grain. This may have resulted in a higher grain yield for both Ripped and Ripped + Gypsum treatments by comparison to the Direct Drilled and Shallow Cultivation treatments (although yield difference not statistically significant). 

For further conclusions please see the attached trial report.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This trial was funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation as the Project SFS4 ("Agronomy Research For Sustainable Farming Systems in the High Rainfall Zone"). 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement: Type
  • Sowing: Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Cressy 2001

Sow date 27 June 2001
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 12m x 30m
Plot replication Not specified
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Download results

Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Protein (%) Test weight (kg/hL)
1 Gairdner Deep Rip 8.255 11.43 67.8
2 Gairdner Deep Rip + Gypsum 8.148 11.9 66.53
3 Gairdner Shallow Cultivation 7.43 11.53 67
4 Gairdner Direct Drill 7.031 11.87 66.8

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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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
Cressy, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Cressy, VIC Sodosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Cressy VIC
2001 517.3mm
2000 518.8mm
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.

Cressy 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

2001 trial report



Trial last modified: 14-11-2019 10:05am AEST