The benefit of break options to wheat production at Appila

2011 - 2012

Research organisatons
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Nigel Wilhelm (SARDI)
Year(s) 2011 - 2012
Contributor Upper North Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Appilla, SA
The benefit of break options to wheat production at Appila locations
Aims

GRDC has funded a programme to address this issue and one of the projects within this programme is developing an improved understanding and implementation of management practices for brassica and pulse crops, pastures and other options to reduce the risk of crop failure and improve whole farm profitability in low rainfall south-east Australia.

Key messages
  • Canola and peas only produced half the yield of wheat, but barley performed very well.
  • Ryegrass is becoming a problem in wheat on wheat plots.
  • Pastures performed well where seed reserves had been increased in 2011.
  • All options had good soil moisture (40mm) at the start of the season.
Lead research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Host research organisation Upper North Farming Systems
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program Crop Sequencing Initiative
Acknowledgments

Ian Keller


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Rotation
Trial type
Trial design

Appilla 2011 Barley

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2011 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2011 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2011 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2011 Lentils

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2012 Barley

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2012 Canola

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2012 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2012 Lentils

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

Appilla 2012 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

There are 5 trials in total in the project, all similar in scale to the one at Appila.All have fully assessed the impact of one and two year breaks on wheat production for the first time. Most of these trials started with grassy weed and root disease pressures. These trials have consistently shown yield increases of wheat in 2013 of up to 1/ha, regardless of the yield of the continuous wheat benchmark.

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Appilla, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Appilla, 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 Appilla SA
2012 609.1mm
2011 609.6mm
2010 616.6mm
2009 610.2mm
2008 589.7mm
2007 600.7mm
2006 577.6mm
2005 606.9mm
2004 596.2mm
2003 577.2mm
2002 553.4mm
2001 591.0mm
2000 543.6mm
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.

Appilla SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST