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) Warracknabeal, 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

Warracknabeal 2008 Wheat

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Warracknabeal 2009 Barley

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Warracknabeal 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
Warracknabeal, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Warracknabeal, 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 Warracknabeal VIC
2009 661.1mm
2008 663.2mm
2007 679.7mm
2006 669.8mm
2005 689.9mm
2004 621.6mm
2003 618.3mm
2002 547.5mm
2001 559.2mm
2000 545.7mm
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.

Warracknabeal 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.

Trial report and links


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Trial last modified: 21-11-2019 15:17pm AEST