Rural Finance wheat challenge

2008
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Sam Cockayne (SFS)
Jon Midwood (SFS)
Gary Sheppard (SFS)
Mark Steele (SFS)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Mininera, VIC
Rural Finance wheat challenge locations
Aims

To report on the Rural Finance wheat challenge for 2008.

Key messages
  • The Wickliffe Hillbillies team were the winners of the Rural Finance wheat challenge for teh Mininera site with the highest margin per ha of $948/ha. This was $133/ha more than their closest rival.
  • For further results and take home messages please see the attached trial report.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source Rural Finance
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Rowley Patterson for providing the land for this trials programme.

This trial was sponsored by Rural Finance.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Mininera 2008

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 12m x 1.45m
Plot replication Not specified
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Download results

Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Screenings (%) Test weight (kg/hL) Protein (%)
1 Amarok Winder' Wheaties, Amarok 8.3 77.2 10.6
2 Bolac Wickliffe team, Bolac 5 77.9 11.43
3 Amarok Tatyoon, Amarok 9.3 76.9 10.7
4 Bolac Old Hands, Bolac 5.4 77.6 11.83
5 Derrimut Margin Busters, Derrimut 6.9 79.3 11.38
6 Bolac Halo Agronomics, Bolac 5.9 74.8 12.08
7 Bolac Girls + Vern, Bolac 5.1 77.8 11.35
8 Bolac Bald Hill Boys, Bolac 4.6 77.7 12.45

Protein %


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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.
Year Mininera VIC
2008 264.2mm
2007 302.8mm
2006 300.7mm
2005 316.0mm
2004 320.6mm
2003 373.9mm
2002 397.3mm
2001 407.9mm
2000 432.6mm
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.

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

2008 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-11-2019 18:58pm AEST