Wheat varitey demonstration

2012
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Debbie Gillam
Jasmin Koric
Casey Palmer
Year(s) 2012
Contributor Mingenew-Irwin Group
Trial location(s) Mingenew , WA
Wheat varitey demonstration locations
Aims

To compare the yeild and quality of current wheat varites on red loam north of Mingenew

Key messages
Not specified
Lead research organisation Mingenew-Irwin Group
Host research organisation Mingenew-Irwin Group
Trial funding source GRDC DAS 00127
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Holmes family for the supply of the site


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unknown

Mingenew 2012

Sow date 25 May 2012
Harvest date Not applicable
Plot size 18.1m x 100m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Pre Seeding: 70kg/ha Agras:DAP (50:50), Post Seeding 5/7/2012 40kg/ha Urea, 11/8/2012 30kg/ha urea

Herbicide

Pre emergent: 2.5l/ha Boxer Gold, 600ml/ha Gramxone, 200ml/ha Chlorpyrifos + 2% wetter. Post emergent: 1.4 l/ha Bromicide 200, 70ml/ha Chlorpyrifos, 90ml/ha Topik, 145,l/ha Folicur, 5% Uptake

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Establishment plants (plants/m2) Hectolitre weight (kg/hL) Protein (%) Screenings (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Returns ($/ha)
1 Mace Mace 113 79.82 12.9 3.7 1.14 400.14
2 Corack Corack 87 79.98 13.1 2.2 1.13 389.85
3 Wyalktchem Wyalktchem 111 81.14 12.8 2.6 1.08 372.6
4 Cobra Cobra 108 79.68 13 2.3 1.08 376.95
5 Calingiri Calingiri 103 79.78 13.5 2.7 1.05 426.02

Grain yield t/ha


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Establishment plants plants/m2


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Hectolitre weight kg/hL


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Protein %


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Returns $/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Mingenew , WA Red sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Mingenew , WA Kandosol
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

Mingenew WA 2012


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 194mm

Derived climate information

Mingenew WA

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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: 19-01-2026 04:43am AEST