Pasture cropping - winter grain yield with high quality summer feed

2013
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Trial details

Researcher(s) Simon Falkiner (Falkiner Ag)
Gina Kreeck (SFS)
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Pasture cropping - winter grain yield with high quality summer feed locations
Aims

To demonstrate that is possible to grow a viable winter crop and still maintain a productive lucerne stand over summer.
 

Key messages
  • Commercially acceptable grain yields can be achieved from pasture cropping systems in Southern Victoria.
  • At this stage, traditional winter crops sown into a lucerne stand has the best fit for our environment..
  • Lontrel can be successfully used to inhibit lucerne growth during the crop phase.
  • Barley returned the best grain yield averaging 5.5 t/ha and topping at 6.3 t/ha.
  • Wheat averaged 4.3 t/ha and canola averaged 1.7 t/ha.
  • Lucerne on wide row spacings (30 cm) can help to improve yield and grain quality.
     
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source BCG members
Related program Grain & Graze 2
Acknowledgments
  • The authors would like to acknowledge Robert Cameron (Wrightsons), Eric Hall (TIAR) and Corinne Celestina (SFS).
  • This project is funded by the GRDC (Grain and Graze 2) and DAFF (through the Caring for our Country program).
     

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat Hay: Lucerne Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Row Spacing
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unreplicated

Inverleigh 2013 Barley

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2013 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2013 Lucerne

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2013 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Treatment 3
Grain yield (t/ha) Establishment plants (plants/m2)
1 Axe KI Creeper lucerne narrow row spacing Wheat 3.57 125
2 Axe KI Creeper lucerne Wide row spacing Wheat 4.875 118.8
3 Axe WL342 lucerne narrow row spacing Wheat 4.357 137.8
4 Axe WL342 lucerne Wide row spacing Wheat 4.533 136.3
5 Westminster KI Creeper lucerne narrow row spacing Barley 5.033 164.3
6 Westminster KI Creeper lucerne Wide row spacing Barley 5.897 196.5
7 Westminster WL342 lucerne narrow row spacing Barley 5.093 202.3
8 Westminster WL342 lucerne Wide row spacing Barley 5.963 195.3

Grain yield t/ha


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Establishment plants plants/m2


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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
2013 567.4mm
2012 579.9mm
2011 580.5mm
2010 592.9mm
2009 508.8mm
2008 492.1mm
2007 455.4mm
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

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-10-2019 11:37am AEST