An evaluation of foliar applied stubble breakdown products

2006
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Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Tony Berrisford
Rohan Wardle
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
An evaluation of foliar applied stubble breakdown products locations
Aims

To evaluate commercially available Foliar applied stubble breakdown products.

Key messages

Within this trial, there was only a significant difference between two treatments for yield, within all 11 products applied. MV Breakdown was the highest yielding treatment at 2.995t/ha vs the 750ml/ha rate of Stubble Aid, which was the lowest yielding treatment at 2.623t/ha. All other treatments were not statistically different for yield.
All in-crop monitoring of stubble breakdown products showed that there was no significant difference within any of the treatments when compared to the control (Data being held at Melbourne University).

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

Thanks to Andrew Stoney for making the site available and incorporating the foliar applied stubble treatments within this trial. Thanks also to Tony who undertook this project as part of his Honours degree for the Bachelor of Agriculture at The University of Melbourne, 2006. Thanks also to the many companies who supplied products to be evaluated within this trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Stubble: Management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Inverleigh 2006

Sow date 31 May 2006
Harvest date 25 January 2007
Plot size 50m x 8m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Screenings (%) Test weight (kg/hL)
1 Gairdner Stubble Aid 850ml 2.775 27.42 59.39
2 Gairdner Stubble Aid 750ml 2.623 28.64 60.41
3 Gairdner MV Tea 2.827 28.84 59.05
4 Gairdner MV Breakdown 2.995 26.4 59.16
5 Gairdner Minerol 2.902 22.34 60.79
6 Gairdner LawrieCo NHM+F 2.94 30.79 59.17
7 Gairdner Easy N 2.768 24.44 60.31
8 Gairdner Easy ATS 2.807 29.44 58.67
9 Gairdner CSR 3 2.643 30.32 59.03
10 Gairdner Control 2.678 29.31 59.19
11 Gairdner CCC 2.7 27.11 57.78
12 Gairdner BioAg 2.822 31.15 59.56

Grain yield t/ha


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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
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: 18-11-2019 11:02am AEST