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Seed Quality and Depth for the Best Bet Canola Establishment

2016

Research organisation
Funding source
Department of Agriculture and Food WA
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Martin Harries
Mark Seymour
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Trial location(s) Eradu, WA
Seed Quality and Depth for the Best Bet Canola Establishment locations
Aims
  1. To refine canola establishment methods for early sowing.
  2. To see if it is possible to chase moisture at depth with canola.
Key messages
  • Even when sowing in April, into drying soil, establishment of canola was better at 1 cm compared to 3 or 7 cm.
  • Sowing small OP seed deeper, at 3 and 7 cm, resulted in the poorest establishment and yield.
  • In difficult conditions hybrid seed was better able to establish than OP canola.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAW00227
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Stephanie Boyce and Geraldton RSU for trial management and measurements and to the MIG group, Blake family and Bruce Ley for providing the trial sites.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Sowing : Placement
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Eradu 2016

Sow date 13 April 2016
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 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
Eradu, WA Deep yellow sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Eradu, WA 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.
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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.

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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: 15-05-2019 12:02pm AEST