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Assessing growth and yield of grain cover crops in established perennial pasture species

2011
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Research organisation
Funding sources
West Midlands Group
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> <abbr title='Northern Agricultural Catchment Council'>NACC</abbr> Caring for our Country

Trial details

Researcher(s) David Gartner (WMG)
Hellene McTaggart (WMG)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor West Midlands Group
Trial location(s) Badgingarra, WA
Assessing growth and yield of grain cover crops in established perennial pasture species locations
Aims

To assess the growth and yield of barley and wheat growing in a range of different established perennial pasture species.

Key messages
  • Non wetting soil resulted in poor weed germination pre seeding
  • Pre seeding the total trial area received 2 knockdowns with 1.5 L/ha Sprayseed.
  • The limitation and knowledge of the relative tolerance of the different perennial grasses to grass selective herbicides prevented removal of late germinating brome and ryegrass from the trial post seeding.
  • Jaguar was sprayed on the 29/6/2011 and good broad leaf control was achieved.
  • For further results please see the attached trial report.
Lead research organisation West Midlands Group
Host research organisation West Midlands Group
Trial funding source GRDC 11WMG11
Trial funding source NACC
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This demonstration was established through a grant from the Northern Agricultural Catchment Council wind erosion devolved grants program funded by the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country program.

Thanks go to David Ferris and the EverCrop project for technical assistance and DAFWA RSU for trial management.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems : Mixed farming
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Badgingarra 2011 Wheat

Sow rate or Target density 75kg/ha
Sow date 31 May 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 2
Fertiliser

At seeding: MAPSZC @ 75 kg/ha, Potash @ 60 kg/ha

Post: Urea @ 40 kg/ha (13 July); Urea @ 40 kg/ha (2 August)
Herbicide

Pre: Sprayseed @ 1.5L/ha

Post: Barracuda @ 850 mL/ha, Alyy @ 4 gm/ha, Hasten @ 10mL/ha, Velocity @ 670mL/ha

Badgingarra 2011 Barley

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide 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
Badgingarra, WA Pale deep sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Badgingarra, WA Chromosol
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

Badgingarra WA 2011

Observed climate information

Rainfall avg gsr (mm) 482mm

Derived climate information

Badgingarra 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

2011 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST