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Calcium pre-seeding trial

2010

Research organisation
Northern Agri Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) Richard Brake
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Northern Agri Group
Trial location(s) Binnu, WA
Calcium pre-seeding trial locations
Aims

To assess the effectiveness of liquid calcium products on yeild in wheat.

Key messages
  • Root development on all treatments showed an improvement over the control.
  • There was no difference in leave developments between the treatments and the control.
  • Calcinit provided the best return on investment with a $131 increase/ha over the untreated control and a $62 increase/ha over the Calbud.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Rhys Carson, PA and AA Carson, Binnu Chris Hourigan, Sales Agronomist, Optima Agriculture Darren Ogley, Regional Sales Manager (WA), Nutrian.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement : Type
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unknown

Binnu 2010

Sow rate or Target density 55kg/ha
Sow date 28 May 2010
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

30L Agflow, 20L UAN, 10L water, 1.5L Balance 1 + Humates @ 10kg/ha
Herbicide

27th May - Glyphosate 1L 22nd June - Cadence 115gms + LVE Agritone 450mls 6th July - Foliar
Other trial notes

Below average rainfall was received during the growing season, no finishing rains.
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Gross margin ($/ha) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Westonia █ Control 366.84 1.548
2 █ Westonia █ Calsap 375.68 1.601
3 █ Westonia █ Calbud 435.65 1.783
4 █ Westonia █ Calcium Nitrate 498.12 1.964

Grain yield t/ha

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Gross margin $/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Binnu, WA Red sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Binnu, WA Chromosol
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

Binnu WA 2010

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 185mm

Derived climate information

Binnu WA

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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 25-06-2019 13:12pm AEST