| Researcher(s) | N/A |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2012 |
| Contributor | International Plant Nutrition Institute |
| Trial location(s) |
Longerenong, VIC
|
The objective of this experiment, conducted at one site in 2012 was to assess the response of wheat to zinc and/or copper and/or boron micronutrient supplement mixtures in a standard cropping system.
The applied micronutrients had no effect on grain yield or nutrient concentration.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 80 kg seed/ha |
|---|---|
| Sow date | Not applicable |
| Harvest date | Not applicable |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
Treatments on 28/8/12: - 160 g/ha Zinc (as Zinc Sulphate) - 67 g/ha Copper (as Copper Sulphate) - 80 g/ha Boron (as Boric Acid) (different combinations of the above treatments applied) |
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Grain yield (t/ha) | Grain copper (mg/kg) | Grain boron (mg/kg) | Grain zinc (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Nil | 3.21 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| 2 | █ Cu | 3.75 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 19 |
| 3 | █ Zn | 3.27 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 19.7 |
| 4 | █ B | 3.46 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 17 |
| 5 | █ Cu + Zn | 3.09 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 17.3 |
| 6 | █ Cu + B | 3.98 | 3.6 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | █ Zn + B | 3.77 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 18.7 |
| 8 | █ Cu + Zn + B | 3.46 | 3.6 | 1 | 18.7 |
| 9 | █ |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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