Farmer best bet demonstrations for Rhizoctonia management

2012

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Amanda Cook (SARDI)
Ian Richter (SARDI)
Wade Shepperd (SARDI)
Peter Telfer (SARDI)
Nigel Wilhelm (SARDI)
Year(s) 2012
Contributor SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Trial location(s) Streaky Bay, SA
Warramboo, SA
Wynarka, SA
Farmer best bet demonstrations for Rhizoctonia management locations
Aims

To look at the impact of break crops on Rhizoctonia inoculum in 2013 and of crop management on disease expression in the following cereal crop. 

Key messages

2012 was a set up year for the Rhizoctonia best bets demonstrations. Fungicides banded with fluid fertilisers at seeding did not reduce Rhizoctonia in the following cereal crop.

Lead research organisation SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Trial funding source SAGIT S1201
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Sampson, Trezona and Pope families for having these demonstrations on their properties. Thanks to Tanja Morgan, Chris McDonough, Rebecca Tonkin, Ian Ludwig and others involved in helping with the Mallee site.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Fungicide: Type
Trial type
Trial design

Streaky Bay 2012

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Fungicide Not specified

Warramboo 2012

Sow rate or Target density 65kg/ha
Sowing machinery

Treatments located parallel to each other

Sow date 28 May 2012 28 May
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 4
Fertiliser

fluid fertiliser with 6 units P, 9 units N and trace elements (TE) of 1.5 kg/ha each of elemental Mn and Zn

Fungicide

Three fungicide treatments were used, one had active ingredient (Triadimefron 125 g/L) @ 500 ml/ha, another had an active ingredient of 250 g/L Flutrifol @ 400 ml/ha.

Wynarka 2012

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Fungicide Not specified
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Trial results Effect of fungicide on wheat crop growth characteristics at Warramboo 2012

# Variety
Treatment 1
Hectolitre weight (kg/hL) Screenings (%) 1000 grain weight (g) Rhizoctonia crown root infection (%) Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Rhizoctonia patch score (0-5)
1 Wheat:Axe Control 77.2 3.5 30.9 83 13.8 1.57 1.9
2 Wheat:Axe Flutriafol 76.1 2.3 33.3 45 13.3 1.54 1.4
3 Wheat:Axe Triadimefron 77.4 4.4 29.1 77 13.7 1.27 1.7

Grain yield t/ha


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Hectolitre weight kg/hL


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Protein %


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Rhizoctonia crown root infection %


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Rhizoctonia patch score 0-5


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Screenings %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Streaky Bay, SA Not specified
Warramboo, SA Calcareous loamy sand
Wynarka, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
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 Streaky Bay SA Warramboo SA Wynarka SA
2012 99.4mm121.8mm220.5mm
2011 122.5mm158.5mm269.4mm
2010 108.5mm146.9mm229.9mm
2009 120.8mm158.6mm185.8mm
2008 103.0mm114.7mm176.7mm
2007 82.1mm114.2mm205.9mm
2006 94.0mm128.4mm221.0mm
2005 105.3mm120.1mm243.4mm
2004 107.8mm106.0mm198.8mm
2003 111.2mm111.2mm215.1mm
2002 96.4mm112.2mm175.7mm
2001 101.9mm152.5mm177.3mm
2000 105.1mm156.5mm218.3mm
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

Warramboo SA 2012


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 141mm

Derived climate information

Streaky Bay SA

Warramboo SA

Wynarka SA

Streaky Bay SA

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Warramboo SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Wynarka 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: 11-12-2019 13:34pm AEST