Assessing effects of different plant health products in wheat

2007
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Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s) Louisa Ferrier (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2007
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Mininera, VIC
Assessing effects of different plant health products in wheat locations
Aims

To test a number of plant health products as to their effect in controlling leaf disease in wheat.

Key messages

Disease assessment was not undertaken in this trial however the trial does reveal that treatment no. 6 with a conventional fungicide application yielded the highest, had the highest test weight, the lowest screenings and the highest thousand grain weight.

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

All Southern Farming Systems staff who contributed to the trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Mininera 2007

Sow date 17 May 2007
Harvest date 5 January 2008
Plot size 12m x 1.45m
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) 1000 grain weight (g)
1 Kellalac Worm Juice @ 80L/ha @ GS 31-2 (23.8.07) (Camperdown Compost Company) 12.22 1.62 5.2 73.03 33.6
2 Kellalac Tilt 250mls/ha @ GS 31-2 (24.8.07) + Folicur 145ml/ha @ GS65 (13.11.07) 12.93 1.7 5.03 72.67 33.84
3 Kellalac Tilt 250mls/ha @ GS 31-2 (24.8.07) 12.7 2.19 5.11 72.15 32.54
4 Kellalac Seasol incorporated at sowing (17.5.07) + GS 32 (26.8.07) 12.36 1.59 4.86 72.48 33.77
5 Kellalac Potassium Sulphate + Folicur @ GS 39 (24.8.07) 12.9 1.53 5.5 73.88 34.07
6 Kellalac Folicur @145ml/ha @ GS 39 + GS 65 (13.11.07) 13.12 1.12 5.6 75.04 35.2
7 Kellalac Dynamic Lifter incorporated at sowing (17.5.07) + GS 32 (26.8.07) 13.07 1.8 4.9 73.24 32.68
8 Kellalac Control 12.46 2.36 5.05 70.54 31.23
9 Kellalac Compost @ GS 31-2 (23.8.07) (Camperdown Compost Company 12.87 2 5.03 72.52 32.46
10 Kellalac Activist Zinc, Big Red (Cu), Supa Moly @ GS 31-2 (24.8.07) (Agrichem) 12.73 1.96 5.1 73.3 32.67
11 Kellalac 10g/ha Gibberelic Acid @ GS 30 (8.8.07) 12.87 2.02 4.88 71.81 35.27

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

Mininera 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

2007 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-11-2019 16:25pm AEST