Sulphur management trial - 3 year rotation

2015
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Leighton Wilksch
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Northern Sustainable Soils
Trial location(s) Bute, SA
Sulphur management trial - 3 year rotation locations
Aims

To establish sound practices of managing sulphur over a medium term time frame (3 years) in both sand dune and clay loam swale environments

Key messages

Early vigour – no significant difference. 

NDVI, 3 September - no significant difference.

Yield – see results.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners SAGIT, NSS, Garrett Bettess
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Application Method
  • Fertiliser: Rate
  • Fertiliser: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Bute 2015

Sow rate or Target density Sow rate: 40kg/ha.
Sowing machinery

Sown with Conserva Pac tynes on 260mm spacings.

Sow date 7 May 2015
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 1.5m x 11m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

As per treatments.

MAP @ 90kg/ha at planting.

UAN top-up/balance treatments applied on 24 June.

Herbicide

Triflur + Avadex + Terbyne @ 1.0 + 1.6 + 0.3kg/ha applied pre-plant.

Terbyne + Chlorypyriphos @ 0.1kg + 0.4L/ha applied PSPE.  ZMC + Pyrinex Super + Clethodim @ 0.8 + 0.4 + 0.8L/ha applied on 24 June. 

Other trial notes

Note: SoA - Sulphate of Ammonia.

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Pod yield (kg/ha) Yield change vs. control (%)
1 Herald XT Clay loam soil Untreated control 0.98 100
2 Herald XT Clay loam soil Gypsum 3000kg/ha 1.15 117
3 Herald XT Clay loam soil Gypsum 1000kg/ha 1.04 105
4 Herald XT Clay loam soil SoA 300kg/ha 1.05 106
5 Herald XT Clay loam soil SoA 150kg/ha 1.05 106.33
6 Herald XT Clay loam soil SoA 100kg/ha 1.05 107
7 Herald XT Clay loam soil SoA 75kg/ha 1.04 105.5
8 Herald XT Clay loam soil SoA 50kg/ha 1.02 103
9 Herald XT sand dune Untreated control 0.86 100
10 Herald XT sand dune Gypsum 3000kg/ha 0.8 99
11 Herald XT sand dune Gypsum 1000kg/ha 0.855 99
12 Herald XT sand dune SoA 300kg/ha 0.9 104
13 Herald XT sand dune SoA 150kg/ha 0.9 104.33
14 Herald XT sand dune SoA 100kg/ha 0.91 106
15 Herald XT sand dune SoA 75kg/ha 0.895 104
16 Herald XT sand dune SoA 50kg/ha 0.83 96

Pod yield kg/ha


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Yield change vs. control %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Bute, SA Brown red sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Bute, SA Calcarosol
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 Bute SA
2015 427.0mm
2014 498.3mm
2013 513.3mm
2012 512.2mm
2011 519.8mm
2010 520.1mm
2009 458.8mm
2008 455.5mm
2007 471.9mm
2006 441.5mm
2005 437.8mm
2004 439.6mm
2003 476.4mm
2002 464.1mm
2001 498.2mm
2000 488.4mm
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.

Bute 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 last modified: 10-06-2019 10:32am AEST