| Researcher(s) |
Bindi Isbister Craig Topham |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2016 |
| Contributor | Agrarian Management |
| Trial location(s) |
Arrino, WA
Eradu, WA Mullewa, WA Ogilvie, WA Walkaway, WA |
| Related trials |
To provide growers and advisers with a better understanding of the benefits of deep ripping and in particular depth of deep ripping required to optimise crop yield and profit.
| Lead research organisation |
Grains Research and Development Corporation |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Agrarian Management |
| Trial funding source | GRDC GER9 |
| Related program |
Regional Cropping Solutions Network |
| Acknowledgments |
Thank you very much to the host farmers Ben Cripps, Paul Messina, Spring Park Farms, Matt Freeman and Braden Bagley. Thank you to DAFWA GRDC funded project DAW00243 for providing advice on trial setup, assistance with soil compaction assessments and result interpretation. Thanks to Richard Riddle, Data into Profit for providing data analysis through the Crop Manager Program. |
| Other trial partners | Precision Agriculture |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Unknown |
| Sowing machinery | Not specified |
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| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Insecticide | Not specified |
| Soil amelioration | Not specified |
| Tillage | Not specified |
| Sowing machinery | Not specified |
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| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Insecticide | Not specified |
| Soil amelioration | Not specified |
| Tillage | Not specified |
| Sowing machinery | Not specified |
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| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Insecticide | Not specified |
| Soil amelioration | Not specified |
| Tillage | Not specified |
| Sowing machinery | Not specified |
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| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Insecticide | Not specified |
| Soil amelioration | Not specified |
| Tillage | Not specified |
| Sowing machinery |
controlled traffic farming system 3:1 ratio 12.2m header, 12.2m seeder, 36.6m sprayer, 6.2m ripper |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 5 June 2016 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
85 kg Vigour 40 Flexi N up front then 60kg of Urea plus and 30 litres MaxAm plus with 5kg potassium nitrate post seeding |
| Insecticide |
Blanket paddock practice |
| Soil amelioration |
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| Tillage | Deep ripping |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 330mm |
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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
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