Evaluation of soil phosphorus tests for making fertiliser decisions

2008 - 2009

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2008 - 2009
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Sheep Hills, VIC
Evaluation of soil phosphorus tests for making fertiliser decisions locations
Aims

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

Key messages

In this survey, 76% of the paddocks had a Colwell P greater than 20mg/kg.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This project was funded by the Woolworths Sustainable Farming Program.


Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Cereal (Grain): Barley
Trial type
Trial design

Sheep Hills 2008 Wheat

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Sheep Hills 2009 Barley

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Sheep Hills 2009 Wheat

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Trial source data and summary not available
Check the trial report PDF for trial results.
Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Sheep Hills, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Sheep Hills, VIC Vertosol
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 Sheep Hills VIC
2009 711.4mm
2008 729.5mm
2007 739.5mm
2006 731.7mm
2005 749.1mm
2004 738.1mm
2003 739.2mm
2002 654.5mm
2001 672.1mm
2000 633.9mm
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.

Sheep Hills VIC

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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.

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Trial last modified: 21-11-2019 15:16pm AEST