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Lucerne in the crop rotation

2013
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Southern Farming Systems

Trial details

Researcher(s) Simon Falkiner (Falkiner Ag)
Cam Nicholson (Nicon Rural Services)
David Watson (Agvise)
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Lucerne in the crop rotation locations
Aims

To answer some key questions about lucerne in the crop rotation:

  • What is the impact of the lucerne phase on subsequent crops regarding yield, quality, soil moisture and nitrogen?
  • What is the best time to remove lucerne - spring or autumn?
  • What is the best method of removing lucerne?
  • What is the best crop rotation following lucerne?
  • What are the management implications of these insights from a farming system?
     
Key messages
  • Autumn removal of lucerne significantly decreased subsequent winter crop yields compared to spring removal of lucerne.
  • Crops sown after spring removal of lucerne yielded the same as the crops grown in a continuous crop rotation.
  • The crop yield penalty from autumn removal only lasts for one year.
  • Apart from Grazon, all other herbicide treatments gave unacceptable lucerne control.
  • Cultivation in combination with other herbicides will increase lucerne control by  20 to 30%. 
     
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Hay: Lucerne
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Rotation
  • Grazing : Application Method
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Inverleigh 2013

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Canola yield after lucerne removal at different times in 2012

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Oil (%) Protein (%) Screenings (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Test weight (kg/hL)
1 █ Unspecified █ Canola after lucerne removal in spring 2010 37.6 23.3 N/A 2.6 68
2 █ Unspecified █ Canola after lucerne removal in autumn 2011 38.2 23.1 N/A 2.9 67
3 █ Unspecified █ Wheat after lucerne removal in spring 2010 N/A 11.4 2.5 3.2 64
4 █ Unspecified █ Wheat after lucerne removal in autumn 2011 N/A 11.8 2.3 3 62
5 █ Unspecified █ Barley after lucerne removal in spring 2010 N/A 13.3 8.5 2.4 64
6 █ Unspecified █ Barley after lucerne removal in autumn 2011 N/A 14.5 10.3 2.3 61

Grain yield t/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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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.
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Climate

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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

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-10-2019 12:44pm AEST