Water crystals trial

2006 - 2007
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Louisa Ferrier (SFS)
Colin Hacking (SFS)
Year(s) 2006 - 2007
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Water crystals trial locations
Aims

To investigate the use of water storage crystals as a means of increasing plant available water (PAW) during the grain fill period.

Key messages

The ‘water saving’ water crystals product did not significantly increase wheat yields and had no effect on grain quality.

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

John Hamilton for provision of land.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated

Inverleigh 2006

Sow date 16 June 2006
Harvest date 4 January 2007
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2007

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Retention (%) Screenings (%) Test weight (kg/hL) 1000 grain weight (g)
1 Kellalac Water crystals pre-drilled at 10g/m2 16.2 1.05 94.22 5.5 72.65 31.68
2 Kellalac Control 16.03 1.117 93.92 5.767 72.78 30.17

Grain yield t/ha


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1000 grain weight g


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Protein %


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Retention %


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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.
Year Inverleigh VIC
2007 455.4mm
2006 467.8mm
2005 491.2mm
2004 438.6mm
2003 416.4mm
2002 399.6mm
2001 472.4mm
2000 448.5mm
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.

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

2006 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-11-2019 15:17pm AEST