Our aim was to test different manufacturers’ products to see how granules preform against the traditional peat product in different soil types and climatic zones, and to find an optimal rate of product application for effective nodulation.
Key messages
The 2005 field trials have shown promising results in terms of an improved delivery system for legume inoculants.
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Host research organisation
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Trial funding source
GRDC
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank GRDC/AWI for their ongoing funding of the National Rhizobium Program and Southern Farming Systems for their assistance in field trial maintenance. We also thank ALOSCA for the supply of their commercial inoculants and Becker Underwood for supply of non-commercial granules to use as controls. This work was co-funded by DPI Victoria.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Yalla-Y-Poora VIC
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.
