Grain & Graze 3 - Grazing crops and frost

2014
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Phillip Barrett (Lennard (Agvivo))
Sheree Blechynden (Lennard (Agvivo))
Sarah Hyde (Facey Group)
Year(s) 2014
Contributor Facey Group
Trial location(s) Wickepin, WA
Related trials
Grain & Graze 3 - Grazing crops and frost locations
Aims

To assess the impact of (and interaction between) grazing and frost damage on the grain yield and quality of a range of winter and spring cereal varieties sown at two times of sowing.

Key messages
Not specified
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation Facey Group
Trial funding source GRDC FGI00010
Related program Grain & Graze 3
Acknowledgments

The GRDC funded Grain & Graze 3 project for funding this research. Gary Lang and Facey Group for hosting and conducting the Wickepin trial in coordination with Phil Barrett-Lennard (Agvivo). Living Farm for managing the trial site. James Hunt and Bill Sharpe for statistical analysis. GRDC, Heritage Seeds, Bell Pasture Seeds, Bernie Panizza, Mike Cameron and Rob Warburton for supplying seed.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Forage: Oats Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Variety
  • Grazing : Timing
  • Sowing : Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Wickepin 2014 Barley

Sow rate or Target density 75Kg/ha
Sow date 23 April 2014 Time of sowing 1: 23-04-2014, Time of sowing 2: 27-05-2014
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 10m x 1.5m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

Pre - 100kg/ha DAP + 50kg/ha urea

Herbicide

Wheat Pre - 118g/ha Sakura + 250g/ha Diuron + 1.5L/ha Trifluralin

Insecticide

200mL/ha Bifenthrin

Wickepin 2014 Oats

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Insecticide Not specified

Wickepin 2014 Wheat

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Insecticide Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Treatment 3
Grain yield (t/ha) Maturity (days from seeding to flowering) (no. of days) Dry matter grazed (kg/ha)
1 Mace Wheat TOS1 Grazed 2.5 149 822
2 Magenta Wheat TOS1 Grazed 2.6 149 619
3 Forrest wheat TOS1 Grazed 2.8 160 561
4 Currawong wheat TOS1 Grazed 3.3 153 434
5 Wedgetail wheat TOS1 Grazed 2.9 156 459
6 Manning wheat TOS1 Grazed 2.1 177 285
7 Hindmarsh Barley TOS1 Grazed 2.8 128 732
8 Oxford Barley TOS1 Grazed 3.5 130 522
9 Urambie Barley TOS1 Grazed 3.1 130 420
10 Bannister Oats TOS1 Grazed 3 139 923
11 Eurabbie Oats TOS1 Grazed 2.7 139 805
12 Mace Wheat TOS1 Ungrazed 3.6 127
13 Magenta Wheat TOS1 Ungrazed 4.1 128
14 Forrest wheat TOS1 Ungrazed 3.9 149
15 Currawong wheat TOS1 Ungrazed 3.9 149
16 Wedgetail wheat TOS1 Ungrazed 3.7 149
17 Manning wheat TOS1 Ungrazed 2.8 176
18 Hindmarsh Barley TOS1 Ungrazed 4.6 110
19 Oxford Barley TOS1 Ungrazed 5.3 118
20 Urambie Barley TOS1 Ungrazed 3.4 125
21 Bannister Oats TOS1 Ungrazed 4.1 121
22 Eurabbie Oats TOS1 Ungrazed 3.9 135
23 Mace Wheat TOS2 Grazed 3.2 115 116
24 Magenta Wheat TOS2 Grazed 3.7 119 118
25 Forrest wheat TOS2 Grazed 3.1 136 82
26 Currawong wheat TOS2 Grazed 3.9 129 107
27 Wedgetail wheat TOS2 Grazed 3 129 114
28 Manning wheat TOS2 Grazed 1.1 150 133
29 Hindmarsh Barley TOS2 Grazed 3.7 100 83
30 Oxford Barley TOS2 Grazed 3.9 112 85
31 Urambie Barley TOS2 Grazed 3.3 108 45
32 Bannister Oats TOS2 Grazed 4.1 107 79
33 Eurabbie Oats TOS2 Grazed 3.7 112 80
34 Mace Wheat TOS2 Ungrazed 3.8 115
35 Magenta Wheat TOS2 Ungrazed 3.8 119
36 Forrest wheat TOS2 Ungrazed 3.4 135
37 Currawong wheat TOS2 Ungrazed 3.7 129
38 Wedgetail wheat TOS2 Ungrazed 3.2 129
39 Manning wheat TOS2 Ungrazed 1.2 150
40 Hindmarsh Barley TOS2 Ungrazed 4.2 98
41 Oxford Barley TOS2 Ungrazed 4.1 107
42 Urambie Barley TOS2 Ungrazed 3.6 107
43 Bannister Oats TOS2 Ungrazed 4.5 106
44 Eurabbie Oats TOS2 Ungrazed 4.1 112

Grain yield t/ha


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Dry matter grazed kg/ha


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Maturity (days from seeding to flowering) no. of days


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Wickepin, WA Loamy sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Wickepin, WA 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

Wickepin WA 2014


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 321mm

Derived climate information

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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

2014 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST