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Monty's plant food nutrition trial

2005
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Southern Farming Systems

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wes Arnott (SFS)
Colin Hacking (SFS)
Year(s) 2005
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Monty's plant food nutrition trial locations
Aims

To evaluate the effect of Monty’s 4-15-12 as a seed soak product and Monty’s 8-16-8 as a foliar spray on wheat grain yield and quality.

Key messages

The use of Monty’s Plant Food had no significant effect on wheat yield or quality.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks go to Graeme Noonan from Actual Bacterial Solutions ph 0425759001 for supplying the product.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser : Timing
  • Seed treatment : Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Inverleigh 2005

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 13m x 2m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Protein (%) Screenings (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Test weight (kg/hL) Retention (%) 1000 grain weight (g)
1 █ Mitre █ Trt 4 : Control + Monty’s 8-16-8 (1.5 L/Ha) at 2nd leaf stage + Monty’s 8-16-8 (1.5 L/Ha) at GS39 11.38 1.917 4.393 72.59 98.15 35.5
2 █ Mitre █ Trt 3 : Control + Monty’s 8-16-6 (1.5 L/ha) at GS39 11.32 2.16 4.558 72.73 97.91 37.27
3 █ Mitre █ Trt 2 : Control treatment plus a seed soak with Monty’s 4-15-12 (2 Litres/100 kg seed) + Monty’s 8-16-8 (1.5 L/Ha) at 2nd leaf stage + Monty’s 8-16-6 (1.5 L/Ha) at GS39 (flag leaf) 11.53 2.34 4.848 71.88 97.74 35.9
4 █ Mitre █ Trt 1 : Control consisting of 100 kg/ha MAP +CuZn at sowing + 50 kg/ha Nitrogen at GS31 11.6 2.085 4.518 71.69 97.91 35.4

Grain yield t/ha

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Protein %

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Retention %

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Screenings %

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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
Inverleigh, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Inverleigh, 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.
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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.

Inverleigh 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

2005 trial report



Trial last modified: 18-11-2019 11:26am AEST