| Researcher(s) |
Stephen Davies (DAFWA) David Gartner (DAFWA) Colin McAlpine (WMG) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2011 |
| Contributor | West Midlands Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Badgingarra, WA
|
To assess water repellent soil amelioration options and to determine whether a one-way plough can be used to ameliorate non-wetting sand for much lower cost than mouldboard ploughing or rotary spading.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Agriculture and Food WA |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
West Midlands Group |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAW00204 |
| Trial funding source | DAFWA |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Particular thanks to Ferret McAlpine for establishing the site and allowing access to his property. THanks to David Hayes for rotary spading, Graham White for clay spreading and Dennis Martin for providing the offset discs. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Unreplicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 90 kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 10 June 2011 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | 9m x 190m |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Soil amelioration |
Control - untreated Mouldboard ploughing to 35cm, April 2011 Clay spreading, 120 t clay-rich subsoil/ha, April 2011, shallow (10 cm) incorporation with combine Rotary spaded to 35 cm, April 2010 Offset discs to 10cm, April 2011 One-way disc plough to 15cm, April 2011 |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 485mm |
|---|
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.
