Nitrogen rate and timing at Conmurra

2012
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Trial details

Researcher(s) Charlton Jeisman (SARDI)
Year(s) 2012
Contributor MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial location(s) Conmurra, SA
Nitrogen rate and timing at Conmurra locations
Aims

To assess the impact of applying Nitrogen at different rates and timings on grain yields of selected wheat varieties.

Key messages
  • The influence of nitrogen on grain yield and protein depends on the amount of fertilizer applied, the timing and the growing season.
  • Fertilising to increase grain protein is profitable if farmers are being paid a premiums for protein above 10.5 -11%.
  • Multiple wheat varieties responded to nitrogen when applied at GS31, particularly at the high rate of 100 kg/ha.
  • A 7.2% yield increase was observed by treating SQP-Revenue with fungicide 
Lead research organisation MacKillop Farm Management Group
Host research organisation MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial funding source GRDC MFM00003
Related program National Water Use Efficiency Initiative
Acknowledgments

Trials were conducted by the SARDI New Variety Agronomy group at Struan.  
 


Other trial partners SARDI
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Conmurra 2012

Sow rate or Target density 75 kg/ha
Sow date 17 May 2012
Harvest date 10 January 2013
Plot size 8m x 1.6m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

140kg/ha 18:13:0:10 at sowing.

Herbicide

17/5/2012: 2 l/ha WipeOut, 70 ml/ha GoalCT, 2.5 l/ha Boxer Gold. 1/8/2012: 1.5 l/ha Tristar Advance, 250 ml/ha BS1000. 22/8/2012: 2 l/ha Buctril MA, 5 g/ha Ally.

Insecticide

16/10/2012: 200 ml/ha Ambush

Fungicide

10/10/2012: 500 ml/ha Opus, 200 ml/ha BS1000.

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Treatment 3
Protein (%) Grain yield (kg/ha) Test weight (kg/hL)
1 Bolac Nil fungicide Nil fertilizer 11 6484 84.5
2 Bolac Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.7 6760 85
3 Bolac Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.4 7143 84.2
4 Bolac Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 6789
5 Bolac Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11 6789 84.4
6 Bolac Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.9 6900 83.9
7 Bolac Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.8 7198 83.9
8 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha Nil fertilizer 10.6 6583 84.9
9 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.3 6833 84.7
10 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.3 6836 84.5
11 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.1 6750 84.5
12 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.5 6883 84.6
13 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.7 6521 84
14 Bolac Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.6 6977 84.1
15 Brennan Nil fungicide Nil fertilizer 11.4 6445 84
16 Brennan Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.8 6099 84
17 Brennan Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.7 5831 84.4
18 Brennan Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.5 6146 83.9
19 Brennan Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.9 5971 83.6
20 Brennan Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.8 5667 83.7
21 Brennan Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 12.1 5828 83.8
22 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha Nil fertilizer 10.7 5919 84.5
23 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11 6211 83.9
24 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.3 6042 84.4
25 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.8 6008 84.4
26 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.5 6055 84.1
27 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.6 5893 84
28 Brennan Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.7 6245 84.1
29 Forrest Nil fungicide Nil fertilizer 10.3 6404 84.3
30 Forrest Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.3 6344 83.7
31 Forrest Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.5 6727 84.4
32 Forrest Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 6898 83.6
33 Forrest Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.1 6573 83.4
34 Forrest Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.5 5865 83.2
35 Forrest Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.6 6091 82.6
36 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha Nil fertilizer 10.5 6641 84.2
37 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 6331 83.7
38 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.7 6846 83.8
39 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.4 6771 83.9
40 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.7 6594 83.2
41 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 12.3 6836 82.7
42 Forrest Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.1 7096 84
43 Mackellar Nil fungicide Nil fertilizer 10.1 6331 80.8
44 Mackellar Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.6 6807 81.5
45 Mackellar Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.4 6214 81.4
46 Mackellar Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.8 6573 80
47 Mackellar Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.8 6794 80.5
48 Mackellar Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 6648 79.7
49 Mackellar Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.6 6286 79
50 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha Nil fertilizer 9.7 6273 81.8
51 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.5 6625 80.6
52 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10 6612 81.1
53 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.3 6523 81.1
54 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.5 6193 81.9
55 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.1 6747 80.1
56 Mackellar Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11 6656 80.5
57 Scout Nil fungicide Nil fertilizer 11 6607 86
58 Scout Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.5 7086 83.9
59 Scout Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.9 6836 85.8
60 Scout Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 6859 85.7
61 Scout Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.4 7240 85.5
62 Scout Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.3 6865 85.3
63 Scout Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.6 6576 85.2
64 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha Nil fertilizer 11.3 6693 85.8
65 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.3 6987 85.7
66 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.1 7057 86.1
67 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11 7352 85.8
68 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.3 7042 86.1
69 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 6742 85.3
70 Scout Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.7 6773 85.6
71 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide Nil fertilizer 9.4 7372 80
72 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.6 7133 79.3
73 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.1 7729 79
74 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.3 7560 79.9
75 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.5 6844 78.9
76 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 11.2 7005 78
77 SQP-Revenue Nil fungicide 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 11.1 6826 78.8
78 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha Nil fertilizer 10 7732 79.8
79 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 9.8 7518 80.1
80 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha 25 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10 7885 80.1
81 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.2 8120 79.9
82 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha 50 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10 7956 79.9
83 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N sowing (17/5/2012) 10.3 7208 79.9
84 SQP-Revenue Opus 500 ml/ha 100 kg/ha N GS31 (1/8/2012) 10.6 7708 79.6

Grain yield kg/ha


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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
Conmurra, SA Clay (black)
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Conmurra, SA 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 Conmurra SA
2012 228.7mm
2011 274.1mm
2010 257.3mm
2009 224.1mm
2008 209.9mm
2007 248.1mm
2006 254.8mm
2005 268.9mm
2004 313.3mm
2003 361.2mm
2002 392.1mm
2001 505.7mm
2000 591.0mm
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

Conmurra SA 2012


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 514.4mm

Derived climate information

Conmurra SA

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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

2012 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-06-2019 14:38pm AEST