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The effectiveness of soil mixing by tillage implements

2014
CC BY 4.0

Research organisations
Funding sources
West Midlands Group Department of Agriculture and Food WA Central West Farming Systems
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> <abbr title='Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Commonweatlh)'>DAWR</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Stephen Davies (DAFWA)
Damian Priest (DAFWA)
Gavin Sarre (DAFWA)
Criag Scanlan (DAFWA)
Year(s) 2014
Contributor West Midlands Group
Trial location(s) Dandaragan, WA
The effectiveness of soil mixing by tillage implements locations
Aims

To determine how lime, nutrients or other amendments are distributed through the soil after applicaiton with different mixing methods.

Key messages
  • Soil inversion with a mouldboard plough, rotary spader and one way plough created equally patchy soil.
  • The one-way plough created the most vertical redistribution of the surface 10 cm of soil.
  • At least ten soil samples are required to gain a reliable mean for soil pH after inversion.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation Central West Farming Systems
Trial funding source GRDC DAW00204
Trial funding source DAWR
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This work was supported by DAFWA and GRDC (DAW00204: Delivering agronomic strategies for water repellent soils in Western Australia).
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Dandaragan 2014

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Dandaragan, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Dandaragan, WA Tenosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Dandaragan WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

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.

Trial report and links

2014 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-07-2019 11:08am AEST