Can incorporation of lime speed up yield response?

2016
CC BY 4.0

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Trial details

Researcher(s) Lisa Miller (SFS)
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Drysdale, VIC
Inverleigh, VIC
Can incorporation of lime speed up yield response? locations
Aims

To answer the question: Can incorporation of lime speed up yield response?

Key messages
  • Incorporation of lime has not shown a yield response above that of surface applied lime in the first year with wheat or canola in a wet year.
  • Acid layers exist within soils and are mainly confined within the topsoil on basalt soils and can extend deeper in other soil types.
  • Sampling soil in 5 cm increments is useful for identifying exactly where acidity is the profile so that lime can be potentially incorporated within the acid area.
  • Surface-applied lime takes time to move down the soil profile and ameliorate acidity.
  • To minimise yield losses where acidity issues exist (pH less than 5.0), sow acid tolerant cereals (eg. wheat) following liming or look to incorporate lime. 
Lead research organisation Southern Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source CCMA
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the GRDC and Corangamite CMA support via Australian government and the farmers who hosted the sites, Simon Falkiner for incorporating lime and Jim Caldwell for technical assistance. 


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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Engineering: Tillage
  • Soil Improvement
Trial type
Trial design

Drysdale 2016 Wheat

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

Drysdale 2016 Canola

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

Inverleigh 2016 Wheat

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
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Inverleigh 2016 Canola

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Drysdale, VIC Not specified
Inverleigh, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Drysdale, VIC Chromosol
Inverleigh, VIC Sodosol
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.
Year Drysdale VIC Inverleigh VIC
2016 350.0mm573.9mm
2015 346.4mm561.7mm
2014 360.2mm546.8mm
2013 377.3mm567.4mm
2012 409.1mm579.9mm
2011 421.6mm580.5mm
2010 394.2mm592.9mm
2009 328.2mm508.8mm
2008 335.8mm492.1mm
2007 326.2mm455.4mm
2006 331.6mm467.8mm
2005 394.9mm491.2mm
2004 359.0mm438.6mm
2003 332.5mm416.4mm
2002 347.4mm399.6mm
2001 386.9mm472.4mm
2000 321.4mm448.5mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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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.

Drysdale VIC

Inverleigh VIC

Drysdale VIC

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Inverleigh VIC

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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

2016 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-10-2019 11:34am AEST