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Phosphate efficacy in no-till wheat amended with biocarbon 2013

2013
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
South Australian No-till Farmers Association
<abbr title='Natural Resources Northern and Yorke'>NRNY</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Andrew Bird
Greg Butler
Leighton Wilksch
Year(s) 2013
Contributor South Australian No-till Farmers Association
Trial location(s) Paskeville, SA
Phosphate efficacy in no-till wheat amended with biocarbon 2013 locations
Aims

To investigate targeted biochar use to reduce input costs.

Key messages
  • Banding low rates of biochar can reduce cropping input costs and improve profi tability.  
  • Biochar can improve the effi cacy of fertiliser but should not be regarded as a fertiliser in its own right.
  • More is not better. A rate of around 35kg/ha of biochar plus a modest rate of DAP produced the best economic outcome for all rates of DAP used in the trial (0, 50 and 100kg/ha). 
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source NRNY
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners SANTFA, AgByte
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser : Application Method
  • Fertiliser : Form
  • Fertiliser : Rate
  • Fertiliser : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Paskeville 2013

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Treatment 3
Treatment 4
Treatment 5
Treatment 6
Treatment 7
Treatment 8
Grain yield (kg/ha)
1 █ Nil 2.52
2 █ 50 kg/ha DAP banded 2.61
3 █ 50 kg/ha DAP banded + 35 kg/ha biochar banded 2.9
4 █ 50 kg/ha DAP banded + 100 kg/ha biochar banded 2.88
5 █ 100 kg/ha DAP banded 2.94
6 █ 100 kg/ha DAP banded + 35 kg/ha biochar banded 3.13
7 █ 100 kg/ha DAP banded + 100 kg/ha biochar banded 3.12
8 █ 35 kg/ha Biochar banded 2.65
9 █ 100 kg/ha biochar banded 2.56

Grain yield kg/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Paskeville, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Paskeville, 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.
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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.

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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

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 22-05-2019 13:19pm AEST