| Researcher(s) |
Mike Jackson (Nufarm Australia Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2010 |
| Contributor | West Midlands Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Badgingarra, WA
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To investigate and demonstrate means to ensure effective control of wild radish in Roundup Ready canola grown on non-wetting sand.
Overall control of wild radish:
| Lead research organisation |
Nufarm |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
West Midlands Group |
| Trial funding source | Nufarm Ltd |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Thanks to WMG for including this trial in their trial program. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Oilseed: Canola |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sowing machinery |
Small plot seeder, knife point and press wheel. |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 21 May 2010 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Fertiliser |
At seeding: 150 kg/ha MAXam (topdressed IBS); 100 kg/ha Vigour Atlas (banded below the seed) Post (7/8/10): 150 kg/ha MAXam |
| Herbicide |
Pre-seeding (20/5/10): 2 L/ha PowerMAX; 2 L/ha TriflurX; 1 L/ha Chlorpyrifos; 400 mL/ha Alphacypermethrin. |
| Soil amelioration |
Half the trial (treatments 1-14) was treated with soil wetter on 7th May and again on 21st May immediately after sowing. The other half was untreated (treatments 15-28). |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 300mm |
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SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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