Trial details
Researcher(s)
Lisa Miller (SFS)
Year(s)
2015
Contributor
Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s)
Rokewood, VIC
Aims
To help understand the yield penalties we can expect if good pH levels are not maintained and how
Key messages
Soil acidity cost $170/ha to $228/ha alone in yield penalties in 2015
Keeping pH at good levels by liming prevents yield penalties
Increasing soil aluminium levels caused by pH falling below 4.8, provides a good guide to the likely yield penalties incurred
Lead research organisation
Southern Farming Systems
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC
Trial funding source
DAFF VIC
Trial funding source
CCMA
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Funding acknowledgement to be made to GRDC and CCMA through the support of DAFF.
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop types
Cereal (Grain): Barley
Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Oilseed: Canola
Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)
Trial type
Experimental
Trial design
Randomised,Replicated,Blocked
Rokewood 2015 Barley
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Rokewood 2015 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Rokewood 2015 Canola
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Rokewood 2015 Faba beans
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Werneth 2015 Barley
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
4m x 14m
Plot replication
Not specified
Werneth 2015 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Werneth 2015 Canola
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Werneth 2015 Faba beans
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Trial source data and summary not available
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
Rokewood, VIC
Not specified
Werneth, VIC
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Rokewood VIC
Werneth VIC
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
Rokewood VIC
Werneth VIC
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
2015 trial report
