| Researcher(s) |
Andrew Bird Greg Butler Leighton Wilksch |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2012 |
| Contributor | South Australian No-till Farmers Association |
| Trial location(s) |
Minlaton, SA
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To test DAP efficacy in wheat when banded with low rates of biochar
Biochar is not a fertilser in it's own right.
At low rates, the banding of biochar may improve DAP efficacy in wheat.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | NRNY |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Natural Resources Northern & Yorke |
| Other trial partners | SANTFA, AgByte. |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sowing machinery |
No-Till knife point |
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| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | 11m x 1.5m |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Tillage | No-Till |
| Other trial notes |
Join SANTFA at http://www.santfa.com.au/members |
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Treatment 1
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Treatment 2
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Treatment 3
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Treatment 4
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Treatment 5
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Treatment 6
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Treatment 7
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Treatment 8
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Treatment 9
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Treatment 10
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Treatment 11
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Grain yield (t/ha) |
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| 1 | █ Nil | 2.848 | ||||||||||
| 2 | █ 35 kg/ha DAP banded | 3.15 | ||||||||||
| 3 | █ 70 kg/ha DAP banded | 3.403 | ||||||||||
| 4 | █ 35 kg/ha DAP banded + 5 T/ha Biochar spread | 3.395 | ||||||||||
| 5 | █ 70 kg/ha DAP banded + 5 T/ha Biochar spread | 3.213 | ||||||||||
| 6 | █ 35 kg/ha DAP banded + 35 kg/ha Biochar banded | 3.203 | ||||||||||
| 7 | █ 70 kg/ha DAP banded + 35 kg/ha Biochar banded | 3.653 | ||||||||||
| 8 | █ 35 kg/ha DAP banded + 175 kg/ha Biochar banded | 3.303 | ||||||||||
| 9 | █ 70 kg/ha DAP banded + 175 kg/ha Biochar banded | 3.553 | ||||||||||
| 10 | █ 35 kg/ha Biochar banded | 2.653 | ||||||||||
| 11 | █ 175 kg/ha Biochar banded | 2.798 | ||||||||||
| 12 | █ 5 T/ha Biochar spread | 3.145 |
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.
