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Effects of copper and zinc on wheat for newly cleared grey sandy and gravelly surface soils of Western Australia

1966

Research organisation
Department of Agriculture and Food WA

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 1966
Contributor Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Trial location(s) Allanooka, WA
Effects of copper and zinc on wheat for newly cleared grey sandy and gravelly surface soils of Western Australia locations
Aims

To determined the apploication rates of copper and zinc fertiliser for the maximum grain yield of wheat

Key messages
  • Several sites where the main soil is grey sand over a yellow gravelly sandy loam {Altas of Australian Soils sheet 5; CSIRO Division of Soils).
  • Neither Cu nor Zn applied alone gave increase grain yield.
  • Increased grain yield resulted where Cu & Zn were applied together
  • Application of greater than 2.75 - 5.5 kg bluestone (Cu sulfate] and about 1.5 -2.0 kg Zinc oxide drilled with a cereal crop gave maximum yields
  • Aerophos treatements with low Zn content showed extrememly low grain yield compared to super; illustrating the value of Zn in plain super.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Related program More Profit from Crop Nutrition
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified

Method

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

Allanooka 1966

Sow rate or Target density 50-60 kg wheat /ha
Sowing machinery

12 row drill
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 2.1m x 100m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Superphosphate 170-180 kg/ha, Mo basal at 250 g/ha Mo trioxide 

Copper sulphate [0, 2.75, 5.5 and 8.25 kg/ha]

ZnO [0, 1.75, 3.3 kg/ha] 
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Allanooka, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Allanooka, WA Tenosol

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.

Allanooka 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.

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Trial last modified: 21-05-2019 20:04pm AEST