Submission to trace element review committee

1938

Research organisatons

Trial details

Researcher(s) C Millikan
Year(s) 1938
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Nhill, VIC
Submission to trace element review committee locations
Aims

To examine wheat response to zinc.

Key messages
  • The best yield response by wheat was to zinc. 
  • Zinc induced early maturity and produced better root systems than without zinc.
  • The increase in yield was mainly related to superior root development which in turn had some effect on the severity of eelworm and root rot.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation Agriculture Victoria
Related program More Profit from Crop Nutrition
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Application Method
Trial type Unknown
Trial design Unknown

Nhill 1938

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Various (1982) Submission to trace element review committee. In 'Trace element trials'. (Ed. Anon.) (Department of Agriculture Victoria: Melbourne)

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