High rainfall crop agronomy - topping ten tonnes

2001
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Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Pedro Evans (DNRE)
Penny Riffkin (DNRE)
Tony Wright (DNRE)
Year(s) 2001
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Gnarwarre, VIC
Hamilton, VIC
High rainfall crop agronomy - topping ten tonnes locations
Aims
  • Provide recommendations to farmers regarding optimum crop sowing times and crop arrangements on raised beds and on the flat.
  • Examine associations between crop yields and plant growth for wheat and canola on raised beds and on the flat in the high rainfall cropping zone. 
Key messages
  • Raised beds had a greater impact on the yields of later sown crops.
  • July sown canola yielded higher than May sown canola in both years on the beds.
  • There appears to be an important interaction between time of sowing and raised beds. Hence recommendations developed from time of sowing experiments conducted on the flat may not be transferable to crops sown on raised beds.
  • Yields did not appear to be greatly influenced by sowing rate.
  • The impacts of row spacing on final yields are inconsistent. 
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
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Rate
  • Sowing: Row Spacing
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Gnarwarre 2001 Wheat

Sow date 18 May 2001
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Hamilton 2001 Canola

Sow date 18 May 2001
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Gnarwarre results

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Treatment 3
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Kellalac Wheat 50kg/ha sowing rate 18cm row spacing 4.4
2 Kellalac Wheat 100kg/ha sowing rate 36cm row spacing 4
3 Kellalac Wheat 50kg/ha sowing rate 36cm row spacing 3.8
4 Kellalac Wheat 200kg/ha sowing rate 36cm row spacing 3.7
5 Kellalac Wheat 200kg/ha sowing rate 18cm row spacing 3.6
6 Kellalac Wheat 100kg/ha sowing rate 18cm row spacing 3.2
7 Charlton canola 2kg/ha sowing rate 18cm row spacing 1.9
8 Charlton canola 5kg/ha sowing rate 18cm row spacing 1.9
9 Charlton canola 10kg/ha sowing rate 36cm row spacing 1.6
10 Charlton canola 10kg/ha sowing rate 18cm row spacing 1.5
11 Charlton canola 2kg/ha sowing rate 36cm row spacing 1.5
12 Charlton canola 5kg/ha sowing rate 36cm row spacing 1.4

Grain yield t/ha


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Trial results Hamilton results

# Variety
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Mystic Beds Sown July 3 2kg/ha sowing rate 4.2
2 Charlton Beds Sown July 3 5kg/ha sowing rate 4
3 Charlton Beds Sown July 3 10kg/ha sowing rate 3.6
4 Mystic Beds Sown July 3 5kg/ha sowing rate 3.3
5 Charlton Beds Sown July 3 2kg/ha sowing rate 3.2
6 Mystic Beds Sown July 3 10kg/ha sowing rate 3.2
7 Charlton Flats Sown May 18 2kg/ha sowing rate 2.8
8 Charlton Flats Sown May 18 5kg/ha sowing rate 2.8
9 Mystic Flats Sown May 18 2kg/ha sowing rate 2.5
10 Charlton Flats Sown May 18 10kg/ha sowing rate 2.2
11 Mystic Flats Sown May 18 10kg/ha sowing rate 2.1
12 Charlton Beds Sown May 18 2kg/ha sowing rate 2.1
13 Charlton Beds Sown May 18 5kg/ha sowing rate 1.9
14 Charlton Beds Sown May 18 10kg/ha sowing rate 1.9
15 Mystic Beds Sown May 18 5kg/ha sowing rate 1.9
16 Mystic Beds Sown May 18 2kg/ha sowing rate 1.7
17 Mystic Flats Sown May 18 5kg/ha sowing rate 1.4
18 Mystic Beds Sown May 18 10kg/ha sowing rate 1
19 Charlton Flats Sown July 3 5kg/ha sowing rate 0.9
20 Charlton Flats Sown July 3 10kg/ha sowing rate 0.8
21 Charlton Flats Sown July 3 2kg/ha sowing rate 0.7
22 Mystic Flats Sown July 3 10kg/ha sowing rate 0.6
23 Mystic Flats Sown July 3 2kg/ha sowing rate 0.5
24 Mystic Flats Sown July 3 5kg/ha sowing rate 0.4

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
Hamilton, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Gnarwarre, VIC Chromosol
Hamilton, VIC Kurosol
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 Gnarwarre VIC Hamilton VIC
2001 473.7mm559.7mm
2000 414.5mm510.3mm
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

Hamilton VIC

Gnarwarre VIC

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Hamilton VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

2001 trial report



Trial last modified: 14-11-2019 09:12am AEST