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Copper deficiency of wheat

1977 - 1978

Research organisation
Queensland Department of Primary Industries

Trial details

Researcher(s) N Grundon
Year(s) 1977 - 1978
Contributor Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Trial location(s) Murilla, QLD
Tara, QLD
Taroom, QLD
Wallumbilla, QLD
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Copper deficiency of wheat locations
Aims

To delineate areas at risk of copper deficiency and remedial practices.

Key messages
  • Main areas at risk from Inglewood and Yelbaron in the south to Tara and Condamine in the north.
  • Occurs on grey or grey brown clays or sandy clays which carried belah and brigalow in their native state.
  • Variance in triticale varieties in responsiveness to copper sulphate.
  • When copper fertiliser was placed in dry soil it was unable to be taken up by plants and grain yield, but not straw production, was severely compromised.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Related program More Profit from Crop Nutrition
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Nutrition
  • Fertiliser : Type
  • Soil Properties : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Murilla 1978

Sow date Unknown
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 30m x 2m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Copper sulphate
Other trial notes

Grundon N, Best E, Manning G, Hall B, Nielsen G (1982) 'Copper deficiency of wheat.' (Queensland Wheat Research Institute BIennial Report 1980-1982: Toowoomba)

Tara 1978

Sow date Unknown
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 30m x 2m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Copper sulphate
Other trial notes

Grundon N, Best E, Manning G, Hall B, Nielsen G (1982) 'Copper deficiency of wheat.' (Queensland Wheat Research Institute BIennial Report 1980-1982: Toowoomba)

Taroom 1978

Sow date Unknown
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 30m x 2m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Copper sulphate
Other trial notes

Grundon N, Best E, Manning G, Hall B, Nielsen G (1982) 'Copper deficiency of wheat.' (Queensland Wheat Research Institute BIennial Report 1980-1982: Toowoomba)

Wallumbilla 1978

Sow date Unknown
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 30m x 2m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Copper sulphate
Other trial notes

Grundon N, Best E, Manning G, Hall B, Nielsen G (1982) 'Copper deficiency of wheat.' (Queensland Wheat Research Institute BIennial Report 1980-1982: Toowoomba)
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Trial report and links

1977 trial report



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