| Researcher(s) |
D Coventry K Fung JR Hirth G Morrison T Reeves |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 1981 - 1985 |
| Contributor | Agriculture Victoria |
| Trial location(s) |
Lilliput, VIC
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| Further information | View external link |
To establish the nutrient requirements of wheat following liming and deep ripping.
The nitrogen (N) concentration in wheat foliage was increased with both lime and deep ripping. It is likely that the availability of N will be the most important factor for sustaining high yields following soil treatment. Molybdenum (Mo) fertiliser (62 g Mo ha-1) increased grain yield in 2 seasons. Molybdenum fertiliser increased grain weight by an average of 4.4% over 3 years, and also the N content of grain in the absence of lime, indicating that a deficiency of available Mo in the soil was affecting the assimilation of N in the wheat. The magnesium (Mg) concentration in the wheat foliage was very low (0.07-0.10%) without soil treatment, but there was no grain yield response when Mg fertiliser (10.5 kg Mg ha-1) was applied in the absence of lime. Lime and ripping both resulted in big increases in manganese (Mn) concentrations in the foliage. Calcium (Ca) and copper (Cu) concentrations were little affected and zinc (Zn) was not affected by lime (Ca, 0.35-0 55%; Cu, 7-20 ¦g g-1; Zn, 50-60 ¦g g-1 at 50 days after emergence), and each nutrient appeared to be adequate for wheat. The concentration of Mn in the foliage was high without lime, but did not approach published figures for critical toxicity concentrations. Liming the soil greatly reduced the manganese concentration.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Agriculture Victoria |
| Related program |
More Profit from Crop Nutrition |
| Acknowledgments |
We acknowledge the technical assistance given by V. F. Burnett, D. K. Jarvis, G. W. Ganning, J. M. Roberts, S. A. Shaw, F. W. Dempsey and D. I. Gillespie and the assistance with data analyses given by J. J. L. Maden and M. J. Walsh. We also acknowledge the assistance of Mr E. G. Baker and Sons, Lilliput, on whose property the experiment was conducted. The work was supported by grants from the Wheat Research Committee of Victoria and the Wheat Industry Research Council. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated |
| Sow date | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | SPD Split Plot Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
Please refer to the trial report for treatment details |
| Other trial notes |
Coventry D, Morrison G, Reeves T, Hirth J, Fung K (1987) Mineral composition and responses to fertilizer of wheat grown on a limed and deep-ripped soil in north-eastern Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 27, 687-694. |
| Sow date | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | SPD Split Plot Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
Please refer to the trial report for treatment details |
| Other trial notes |
Coventry D, Morrison G, Reeves T, Hirth J, Fung K (1987) Mineral composition and responses to fertilizer of wheat grown on a limed and deep-ripped soil in north-eastern Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 27, 687-694. |
| Sow date | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | SPD Split Plot Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
Please refer to the trial report for treatment details |
| Other trial notes |
Coventry D, Morrison G, Reeves T, Hirth J, Fung K (1987) Mineral composition and responses to fertilizer of wheat grown on a limed and deep-ripped soil in north-eastern Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 27, 687-694. |
| Sow date | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | SPD Split Plot Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
Please refer to the trial report for treatment details |
| Other trial notes |
Coventry D, Morrison G, Reeves T, Hirth J, Fung K (1987) Mineral composition and responses to fertilizer of wheat grown on a limed and deep-ripped soil in north-eastern Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 27, 687-694. |
| Sow date | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | SPD Split Plot Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
Please refer to the trial report for treatment details |
| Other trial notes |
Coventry D, Morrison G, Reeves T, Hirth J, Fung K (1987) Mineral composition and responses to fertilizer of wheat grown on a limed and deep-ripped soil in north-eastern Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 27, 687-694. |
