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Better soil structure through controlled traffic cropping

2001
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
Southern Farming Systems
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Una Allender (FSS)
Chris Brain (FSS)
Steve Holden (NRE)
Year(s) 2001
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Willaura, VIC
Better soil structure through controlled traffic cropping locations
Aims
  • To demonstrate effectiveness of controlled traffic in the more traditional high rainfall cropping ares of Western Victoria.
  • To compare controlled traffic, raised beds and conventional flat cropping methods.
Key messages
  • The high input plots all generally yielded below their comparable normal input plot (in the case of the raised beds it was quite significant) and this may also be due to the higher inputs resulting in excessive growth making the crops more prone to lodging.
  • For further results please see the attached trial report.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program Better Soils Project
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser : Rate
  • Soil Properties : Compaction
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Replicated

Willaura 2001

Sow date 4 June 2001
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 12m x 100m
Plot replication Not specified
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Download results

Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Kellalac █ Conventional Practice █ District practice 6.54
2 █ Kellalac █ Raised beds █ District practice 6.44
3 █ Kellalac █ Conventional Practice █ High inputs 6.13
4 █ Kellalac █ Double working before sowing █ District practice 5.63
5 █ Kellalac █ Controlled Traffic █ High inputs 5.24
6 █ Kellalac █ Controlled Traffic █ District practice 5.16
7 █ Kellalac █ Raised beds █ High inputs 5.12

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
Willaura, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Willaura, 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 Willaura VIC
2001
2000

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.

Willaura 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



Trial last modified: 13-11-2019 15:18pm AEST