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Evaluating the impact of cultural and baiting techniques on slug control

2002
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Southern Farming Systems

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wes Arnott (SFS)
Dominic Bolton (SFS)
Steve Dickson (SFS)
Colin Hacking (SFS)
Sandy Luddington (Crop Care)
Peter O'Loughlin (Agvise Services)
Year(s) 2002
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Gnarwarre, VIC
Evaluating the impact of cultural and baiting techniques on slug control locations
Aims
  • To assess the value of a number of treatments in controlling slug numbers.
  • To assess the impact of these treatments on canola yield. 
Key messages
  • A single slug baiting was ineffective at controlling slug populations.
  • Direct drilling into a heavy cereal stubble from a previous crop can result in significant slug damage to canola, even with a single baiting.
  • Cereal stubble removal by burning, will significantly reduce the amount of slug damage.
  • Cultivation prior to sowing will have a positive effect on reducing slug numbers and damage to canola.
  • An integrated pest management approach is required to control slugs effectively. Each treatment alone does not adequately control slug populations.
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)
  • Insecticide : Application Method
  • Management systems : Integrated pest management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Gnarwarre 2002

Sow rate or Target density 5 kg/ha
Sow date 26 May 2002
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Grace █ direct drill/burn/bait/roll 0.803922
2 █ Grace █ direct drill/burn/bait 0.715686
3 █ Grace █ direct drill/burn/no bait/roll 0.705882
4 █ Grace █ cultivate/burn/bait 0.558824
5 █ Grace █ direct drill/ burn/no bait 0.519608
6 █ Grace █ cultivate/burn/bait/roll 0.431373
7 █ Grace █ cultivate/no burn/ bait 0.411765
8 █ Grace █ cultivate/ burn/no bait 0.392157
9 █ Grace █ cultivate/burn/no bait/ roll 0.352941
10 █ Grace █ cultivate/no burn/no bait 0.186275
11 █ Grace █ direct drill/no burn/ bait 0.117647
12 █ Grace █ direct drill/no burn/no bait 0.0882353

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
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Gnarwarre, VIC Chromosol
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
2002
2001
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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

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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.

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2002 trial report



Trial last modified: 02-02-2023 16:47pm AEST