Three year evaluation of liquid and granule nutrition packages at Tuckey

2013

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Tristan Baldock
C Martin
Year(s) 2013
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Tuckey, SA
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Three year evaluation of liquid and granule nutrition packages at Tuckey locations
Aims

To establish which of the following components has the greater effect on yield: liquid, granular or combined liquid/granular forms of fertiliser nitrogen, phosphorus and trace elements, and in-furrow fungicide.

Key messages
  • Across three years addition of trace elements and fluid fungicide in-furrow did not provide increases in emergence, tillering or final yield - although this contradicts what other farmers have reported.
  • Liquid N at sowing can improve crop emergence and early vigour, especially under dry conditions .
  • Full liquid systems did not provide a profit benefit (due to higher input costs) even where they did provide increased yield which was not in all years.
  • Recommendation most likely to provide higher returns for this area will be an in-furrow fertiliser system that incorporates some elements of liquid nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser ,trace elements, fungicides and granular phosphorus and nitrogen fertiliser.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Related program More Profit from Crop Nutrition
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Cleve Rural Traders, Spraygro
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Form
  • Fungicide: Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Tuckey 2013

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

MAP, urea, phosphoric acid, UAN, APP, zinc sulphate, manganese sulphate, copper sulphate

Other trial notes

Baldock T, Martin C (2015) Three year evaluation of liquid and granule nutrition packages at Tuckey In: Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems 2014 Summary pp 166-169 Eds N Scholz, A Cook, J Crettenden, B Dzoma, A Ware, N Wilhelm PIRSA Publishing Services, Adelaide, Australia.

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Trial report and links

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-10-2019 14:00pm AEST